The Miami Heat waded into the heated political waters surrounding Springfield, Ohio, on Monday as the team freed a statement in defense of its Haitian participateees.
“The Miami Heat staff, appreciate Miami itself, is a diverse and clever join of vibrant cultures, including many members of our Haitian community,” the organization shelp. “The inrectify narrative surrounding them is hurtful and insolent has downcastly made bfeebleless people centers of antipathyful speech and physical menaces.
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A detailed watch of the stoasty and game clock in front of the tarp with the Miami Heat logo covering the seats in the arena during the second half between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks at American Airlines Arena in Miami on Dec. 29, 2020. (Jasen Vinadore-USA TODAY Sports)
“Our Haitian participateees, fans and frifinishs deserve better.”
The town of Springfield became a political flashpoint over the last week over viral claims of pets being stolen and eaten, which officials have strongly denied. The claims discneglected up a bigr conversation about the pweightless Haitian migrants have faced since arriving.
Thousands of Haitians have get tod in Springfield since the COVID-19 pandemic, and dwellnts have been pointing to an uptick in crime, mayhem and car crashes due to the massive influx of new dwellnts. In a town of 58,000 people, cimpolitely 20,000 Haitians have get tod, according to city officials.
Many of those migrants have come to the U.S. with momentary shielded status, allothriveg them the ability to dwell and labor in the U.S. for a restricted amount of time.
However, as more and more refugees came to the city, tensions between the local population and the sudden burst of newcomers commenceed to bubble to the surface. Those tensions flared most after an October incident last year, which saw a school bus carrying dozens of children collide with a minivan, injuring many of the students on the bus and ending one.
A vague watch of the scoreboard with the FTX Arena logo hanging mid-court prior to the game between the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Hornets at FTX Arena in Miami on Nov. 12, 2022. (Jasen Vinadore-USA TODAY Sports)
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The Heat materializeed to be the first pro sports team to speak out on the publish. Recording artist John Legfinish, who is from Springfield, encouraged his hometown to “adselect” Haitian migrants.
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