[MrButtons]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

So nobody is talking about how apparently Republicans (Ted Cruz, JD Vance, Tom Cotton and a few others, plus dozens of pundits) have been memeing for two days about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating people's housepets and killing wildlife in residential areas (presumably to eat).

Gotta think this won't play out well in places like Florida with high well-established Haitian populations.

I know we wave our hands around a lot about "mask off moments" the last few years but man the Overton window just simply doesn't even seem to exist anymore. Full-throated anti-immigration sentiment is curdling into kill-them-all fervor.

Had to google it cause I had no idea, absolutely hilarious if it wasn't so insane.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vanc...y?id=113534220

“Months ago, I raised the issue of Haitian illegal immigrants draining social services and generally causing chaos all over Springfield, Ohio,” Vance wrote on X. “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country. Where is our border czar?” he asked, a term that Republicans have attempted to tag Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris with, although she has denied holding that role.

“In response to recent rumors alleging criminal activity by the immigrant population in our city, we wish to clarify that there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,” Heck said in his statement.

“Additionally, there have been no verified instances of immigrants engaging in illegal activities such as squatting or littering in front of residents' homes. Furthermore, no reports have been made regarding members of the immigrant community deliberately disrupting traffic.”