Springfield, Ohio has their car accidents records online for the past couple of years. Doing a search you can easily reach the conclusion that a major increase of car accidents have occurred since the wave of immigrants from Haiti.
In April 1980 to October 1980. Fidel Castro emptied the prisons and mental asylums an estimated 125,000 Cubans mostly men were accepted into the USA along with 25,000 Haitians.
Democratic President Jimmy Carter established the Cuban-Haitian Entrant Program. The Mariel boat lifts sent waves upon waves of immigrants into Southern Florida in just 7 months in 1980.
Prior to 1980 under the Republican led Nixon Administration, Haitians tried to enter the United States but were denied because it was deemed they were economic migrants and not political refugees.
Many Haitians claimed they were terrorized by President Duvalier who took office in 1971 at the age of 19 upon his fathers death, Growing tensions led to more Haitians leaving Haiti at the same time tens of thousands of Cubans were facing political tensions under Castro and he saw this as an opportunity to get rid of Homosexuals, empty prisons, mental institutions, chronically sick people and in April of 1980 the perfect storm hit when President Carter granted permission for over 150,000 immigrants from Cuba and Haiti to enter the USA and were granted asylum and citizenship within 5 years of arrival.
The after effects on Miami and Southern Florida was detrimental in the Highest crime rates for the next decade. Riots happened at asylum camps and one of the most horrifying and menacing riot happened in the state of Arkansas where former President Bill Clinton was Governor, He accepted 20,000 immigrants at Fort Chaffee 10 miles from Barling, Arkansas a town of 4000. Riots erupted due to the long processing time and conditions. Hundreds escaped into the community but could not be arrested because they had legal status. Armed militia, Police and National guard were given the task of controlling 20,000 immigrants.
Numerous fights, assaults, property damage was sustained during the 2 year occupation. 100s of police and military personal were injured and one immigrant was shot and killed by military.
History is repeating itself. This time over 18 Milliom illegal immigrants have crossed our bordersl We have seen what 175,000 did 45 years ago yet Harris and this administration has chosen to forget this time in our history. Harris is quoted as saying she got into law because of the show Miami Vice, How telling is this self fulfilled prophecy.
