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Today — 17 September 2024Main stream

Demonizing Immigrants Could Ruin the Revival of Some Heartland Cities

17 September 2024 at 04:04
Immigration to small cities creates jobs for everyone.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

A replica of the Statue of Liberty outside a group of small businesses in Springfield, Ohio.
Before yesterdayMain stream

How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump

The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises.

Dilapidated apartment complexes in Aurora, Colo., have become a cause célèbre for right-wing media and former President Donald J. Trump, after the landlord claimed a Venezuelan street gang had taken over.

In Springfield, Ohio, Threats Leave Haitian Residents Shaken

15 September 2024 at 09:16
Tension hangs over the city after a week of closings and lockdowns, and the strain of recent months has led some Haitian immigrants to consider moving to bigger cities.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

A “Greetings from Springfield” mural in the Ohio city last month.

What to Know About Springfield, Where Thousands of Haitian Migrants Have Settled

15 September 2024 at 07:00
Businesses needed workers, and Haitians, many already authorized to work, heard living costs were low. But the newcomers have strained resources, and that has fueled tension.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Creations Market, a Haitian-owned market that also provides services to the community in Springfield.

Pope Says Both Trump and Harris Are ‘Against Life’

He said American Catholic voters had to choose the “lesser of two evils” because of Donald Trump’s cruelty toward immigrants, and Kamala Harris’s support of abortion rights.

© Pool photo by Guglielmo Mangiapane

Pope Francis spoke with reporters aboard the papal plane on his flight back from a 12-day journey across Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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