John Legend Demands Springfield Residents Accept Illegal Haitian Migrants: 'Nobody's Eating Cats!'
Singer John Legend has called on the residents of Springfield, Ohio, to accept thousands of illegal Haitian migrants into their communities, claiming former president Donald Trump lied about them eating pets.
Legend, who was born in Springfield, posted a video to his 15.8 million followers on Instagram saying Trump’s claims about the illegal migrants were false.
“So I think all of us need to have the same kind of grace that we would want our ancestors to have when they moved here,” Legend said.
“Springfield has had a large influx of Haitian immigrants who come to our city,” said the singer.
“Now, our city had been shrinking for decades. We didn’t have enough jobs. We didn’t have enough opportunity, so people left and went somewhere else.”
He also claimed the local economy had grown because of the Haitians.
“And during the same time, there has been upheaval and turmoil in Haiti,” Legend continued.
“The federal government granted visas and immigration status to a certain number of Haitian immigrants so they could come to our country legally,” he continued.
“There are plenty of reasons why this might be a challenge for my hometown,” the singer said.
“But the bottom line is these people came to Springfield because there were jobs for them and they were willing to work.”
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Legend then compared the immigrants to others in U.S. history, like Poland, Italy, Ireland, and Germany – conveniently forgetting to mention that people from those countries came in legally.
“They commit less crime than native-born Americans, and they will assimilate and integrate in time, but it takes time,” he said.
“So I think all of us need to have the same kind of grace that we would want our ancestors to have when they moved here with our Haitian brothers and sisters,” he continued.
“Nobody’s eating cats,” he added.
“Nobody’s eating dogs.”
Legend concluded by saying, “love our neighbor as we love ourselves and treat strangers as though they might be Christ.”
He concluded by appealing to the Christian tradition to “love our neighbor as we love ourselves and treat strangers as though they might be Christ.”
Contrary to Legend’s claim that “nobody is eating cats,” residents in Springfield have reported that the Haitian immigrants are eating pets and killing animals in broad daylight.
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