Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) is sending law enforcement to the city of Springfield in an effort to address the migrant crisis.
“I want the people of Springfield and Clark County to know that as we move forward, we will continue to do everything we can to help the community deal with this surge of migrants,” DeWine said in a statement. “The federal government has not demonstrated that they have any kind of plan to deal with the issue. We will not walk away.”
“The federal government needs to assist these communities with funding because these dramatic migrant surges impact every citizen in the community — the moms who have to wait hours in a waiting room with a sick child, everyone who drives on our streets, and the children who go to school in more crowded classrooms,” he added. “The federal government does not have a plan to give any support to the communities impacted by surges, and we have absolutely no indication that a plan is coming in the near future.”
The governor is also committing $2.5 million toward “expanding primary care access for everyone living in Springfield,” a press release explains.
Beginning Thursday morning, Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) troopers will “patrol local roads with the highest crash rates and hold accountable any driver who drives erratically and risks the safety of others,” the release adds.
Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost declared earlier this week that the migrant crisis in Springfield is “absurd.”
“Springfield has swollen by more than a third due to migrants,” Yost said. “How many people can they be expected to take? What are the limits to the federal government’s power? Could the federal government simply funnel into Ohio all the millions of migrants flooding in under the current administration’s watch?”
“There’s got to be a limiting principle. We’re going to find a way to get this disaster in front of a federal judge.”
