John Legend is sticking up for his hometown, Springfield, Ohio … urging locals to welcome Haitian immigrants after Donald Trump‘s wild declare that they had been consuming native pets — nevertheless it appears his requires unity have largely fallen on deaf ears.
In an IG vid, the singer — a diehard Democrat — insisted nobody in Springfield was consuming cats or canines. He additionally identified town has seen an inflow of jobs below Biden’s administration, after years of individuals leaving city to seek out work elsewhere.
He famous the Haitians who arrived did so legally to fill native jobs, and whereas he acknowledged the city’s 25% inhabitants improve has introduced rising pains — like adapting to new language, tradition, and dietary preferences — he urged the group to be extra understanding.
Nevertheless, the group is not shopping for it, with residents grousing the inflow of 20,000 Haitian immigrants previously few years right into a city of 58,000 is a big drawback … claiming, amongst different issues, there are a slew of automobile accidents on a regular basis on the hand of people that haven’t got driver’s licenses or insurance coverage.
Locals are freaking out a few crime spike, saying violence is up 142% from 2019 to 2022, based on FBI information. The information doesn’t monitor crime by immigration standing.
On the entire, residents slammed John’s feedback … calling him an out-of-touch celeb who preaches about their lives from hundreds of miles away.
