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Springfield resident says roads are like 'Escape from New York' after Haitian migrants overrun rural town
Springfield, Ohio resident Mark Sanders detailed Thursday how the influx of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants has left a devastating impact on his community’s small population.
Sanders told Fox News host Jesse Waters that about 30,000 Haitians have come to Springfield over the past two years, leading to a housing, jobs and healthcare crisis for the city’s 60,000 residents.
A big problem, he says, is the impact on the roads and driving: “Our roads are like it’s like ‘Escape from New York’… You don’t know if you’re going to get from point A to point B without getting run over,” he said, referring to the 1981 movie.
“Life-long residents have been moved out of their homes that they’ve rented for decades. People who own their homes have accepted very high offers and then they’ve been turned into basically dormitories by landlords, both American and Haitian. There’s a lot of greed on both sides of the fence,” Sanders said on “Jesse Waters Primetime.”
“We have a temp service. A temporary staffing service, that actually is probably employing about 95% of those that have arrived here that are working. Many aren’t. Not everybody’s working. And people will say that not everybody is. But the staffing service owns 63 homes. Those homes are used as dormitories. They shuttle the workers to and from their jobs. And, you know, they go. He takes a portion of their check, charges them for transportation charges and for lodging,” he continued.
HAITIAN REFUGEES ‘DON’T UNDERSTAND THE LAWS,’ LAWMAKERS SAY AMID FATAL WRECK, CULTURAL CLASHES
Springfield, Ohio resident Mark Sanders talks about the migrant crisis that has impacted his community.
Residents say auto wrecks have also spiked since migrants arrived.
Last year in Springfield, dozens were injured and a boy was killed after a Haitian migrant without a valid driver’s license swerved and caused a school bus to crash.
Sanders says Springfield residents aren’t “anti-immigrant;” they just want the town to feel safe again and for its residents to have the resources they need.
“Nothing can be further from the truth,” Sanders said. “What we are is a city that only wants our safety, security and sovereignty back.”
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“When you have, obviously the incident that occurred a year ago, we’ve had total upheaval because of that. Our food pantries, they get stripped. Our clinic, which is [called] Rocking Horse, is a federally funded clinic in town. Their budget was decimated. In Haitian, clinic means hospital. Our emergency rooms are overrun,” he continued.
“Of course nobody’s being compensated unless they’ve actually checked in with the Health department and qualified for the Medicaid,” he said. “Our roads are like it’s like ‘Escape from New York’ and everybody feels like Snake Plissken. You don’t know if you’re going to get from point A to point B without getting run over, run into or have a SUV flip over in front of you. And again, the bad driving is multinational. I don’t want to sound like it’s only one group that’s doing it, but I think that they’re the most that’s happening. I mean, they have between four and six wrecks a day and probably over 50% of those are people without licenses, without insurance and have no English skills.”
RESIDENTS OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO ATTEND CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO SHARE FRUSTRATION ABOUT MIGRANT CRISIS HITTING THEIR COMMUNITY
Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Screenshot: Fox News simulcast of ABC News Presidential Debate)
Springfield came into the national spotlight this week after former President Trump highlighted the tiny town’s problems during the presidential debate, blaming President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ “open-border” policies.
During her 2019 presidential campaign, Harris supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings, called to shut down immigration detention centers on day one and talked about Immigration and Customs Enforcement starting again “from scratch.”
Since emerging as the 2024 Democratic nominee, Harris has pledged to “Secure Our Borders and Fix Our Broken Immigration System,” on her campaign’s policy page. She has also doubled down on her support for an “earned pathway to citizenship” for illegal immigrants.
Sanders was skeptical of Harris’ pledge to secure the border after three and-a-half years in office.
“I think Kamala is kind of like that spouse that cheats on you and says she’ll stop when it’s your anniversary. All the things she’s promising to do she can do now. She just chooses not to,” he told Watters. “She’s not the one for the White House. She’s not the one.”
Fox News’ Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
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Watch: Does Wisconsin football have a fighting chance against Alabama?
Journal Sentinel reporter Mark Stewart discusses the UW football team’s chances against No. 4 Alabama at Camp Randall on Saturday.
The Wisconsin football team won it first two games of the season but it turned in less-than-inspiring performances in each and failed to cover the spread as double-digit favorites.
The Badgers are in a new role on Saturday. They’re double-digit underdogs at home.
That’s not a surprise given the strength of the opponent Luke Fickell’s team is facing. Fourth-ranked Alabama is coming to Camp Randall Stadium.
Can the Badgers keep it close and maybe even pull off a shocker against one of the nation’s highest scoring teams? The last time the Badgers played an SEC team in Wisconsin as a double-digit underdog they stunned a top-five team in LSU in 2016 at Lambeau Field.
Here are the latest odds for the Wisconsin-Alabama game.
Wisconsin vs Alabama odds: spread, money line, total points
Spread: Wisconsin +16
Money line: Alabama -795, Wisconsin +545
Total points: 48.5
Alabama is 1-1 against the spread this season, while the Badgers are 0-2. Alabama’s Week 1 game against Western Kentucky went over the 59.5-point total before last week’s Crimson Tide-South Florida game was under the 63.5 total. Both of the Badgers’ games were below the total.
ESPN predictor model
You won’t find too many people or models predicting Wisconsin to beat Alabama.
ESPN’s predictor model gives Alabama a 92.2% chance of winning.
Are the Badgers ready to pull off a big upset?
Wisconsin vs Alabama stats
Here’s where each team stands in scoring offense and defense through two games.
Led by Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe, Alabama can put up points in a flurry. The Crimson Tide has the seventh-highest scoring offense in the country at 52.5 points per game. It scored 63 points in its season-opening shutout win over Western Kentucky and then had 42 last week against South Florida, though it needed a 28-point fourth quarter to get to that total.
The Crimson Tide has allowed just 8 points per game, good for 17th in scoring defense. It shut out Western Kentucky in Week 1 before allowing 16 last week to South Florida.
Wisconsin’s 27.5 points per game ranks 87th of the 133 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. It needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to get to 28 points in Week 1 against Western Michigan and then started fast against Football Championship Subdivision South Dakota with two first-quarter TDs before cooling off in putting up 27 points in a 14-point victory.
Wisconsin’s scoring defense is ranked 40th. The Badgers allow 13.5 points per game.
Wisconsin vs Alabama predictions
The Journal Sentinel’s beat reporters have the Badgers suffering their first loss of the season to the national title contender.
Mark Stewart: Alabama 27, Wisconsin 17
JR Radcliffe: Alabama 35, Wisconsin 10
Here’s more on their predictions.
Wisconsin-Alabama reader predictions: Fans have little optimism for the Badgers in Saturday’s game
The Detroit Tigers wrapped up their series with the Colorado Rockies on Thursday unable to complete the sweep despite having their ace on the mound.
Thursday was a tough game for the Tigers, as they not only squandered an opportunity to potentially make up more ground in the Wild Card race, but they also saw Tarik Skubal leave the game earlier than expected after being hit by a comebacker in the sixth inning.
Fortunately, early reports are looking good that it wasn’t anything serious.
With the loss to the Rockies, Detroit now sits 3.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins for the final spot in the playoffs. This is uncharted waters for this team, and A.J. Hinch is trying to make sure they aren’t pressing too much.
“We’re all aware,” manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday to Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press. “We know that the stakes are high. I try to shield that as much as I can from a young team, but the reality is, we know what’s going on.”
Hinch, having experience managing a playoff team with the Houston Astros, is going to help the Tigers immensely down the stretch. He won a World Series with the Astros and knows what it takes to reach that level.
One of the encouraging things about the Tigers is their mindset.
This is a resilient team after bad losses who believes they can compete with anyone.
“We think we can win every night and then we come out and test ourselves against somebody different. We’ve talked about wanting to play important baseball. This is important baseball. This is what it looks like. But we need to focus on the next game,” Hinch added.
Coming up next for Detroit is a massive series against the Baltimore Orioles who are currently the top-seeded Wild Card team in the AL.
Earning a series win in this matchup could them could help the Tigers close the gap.
The first two games of the series will be tough for Detroit, as the Orioles will have arguably their top two pitchers on the mound in Zach Eflin and Corbin Burnes. While Baltimore has a great record overall, they have been very mediocre of late, and it has actualy been the Tigers who have been playing better baseball.
If Detroit can find a way to win this series, they will give themselves a real shot in the American League race.
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools on Friday said it has reached a “Memorandum of Understanding” agreement with the city’s police department to implement a school resource officers program.
Act 12, a bipartisan shared revenue bill, required Wisconsin’s largest school district to get school resources officers back in the building by January 2024. Nine months later, progress is being made.
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“MPS is ready to implement a School Resource Officer (SRO) program as soon as officers are available,” the school district said in a statement. “MPS has taken Act 12 very seriously from the beginning, engaging with city partners to build a sustainable SRO program.”
The Memorandum of Understanding with the Milwaukee Police Department was reached earlier this week, MPS said. The agreement facilitates implementation of a school resource officer program to comply with Act 12. However, the district gave no timeline for when officers would actually set foot in buildings again. MPS ended its last contract with police in 2020.
Milwaukee Police Department Administration Building (MPD)
“MPS looks forward to working with MPD to begin the process to select and train officers who are committed to improving relationships among schools, law enforcement, youth, and the greater community,” the district’s statement added.
MPS said it has been in communication with Mayor Cavalier Johnson and MPD Chief Jeffrey Norman and will remain in talks.
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“The district has already met with the mayor and police chief and will continue to collaborate with stakeholders. MPS is committed to reaching a consensus that will support the successful implementation of Act 12 in a manner that is sustainable and mutually beneficial,” the statement said.
Johnson, a lead negotiator of Act 12, said he supports bringing school resource officers back. Act 12 requires MPS to add 25 school resource officers.
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