Hometown Arrivals  

If our schedule is a bit uneven lately,

we have been dealing with the hurricane, 

an upcoming funeral, and the usual duties.

     Big cities get most of the news, but midsize towns wrestle with immigrant surges. Imagine our future if Democrats sweep this election.

     In Springfield, Ohio, residents quietly accepted the newcomers, until housing prices shot up 27 percent. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Haitian immigrants have settled there.

     From January 2021 to January 2024, federal officials encountered 6.3 migrants at the southern border. More than 2.4 million were allowed to stay, with temporary legal status. This comes with costs and benefits. 

     Springfield pastor Carl Ruby claims the city is benefiting from the influx, but "we are being used as an example of a city that's overrun." 

     Portland, Maine, now with an aging workforce, needs newcomers. As asylum-seekers move in, taxpayers are footing the bill. Their government has spent $35 million to house new arrivals. Those who don't speak English have less opportunity. 

     Whatever. The election may or may not move all this is a new direction. Stay tuned.

          Jimmy