{"product_id":"9781510788848","title":"Haitians of Springfield: When One Culture Eats Another","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLisec, Joshua\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRegnery\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/6\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow far would the media go to lie about a true story if an election was on the line?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s been debunked. It’s all a hoax. It never happened.” That was the message from the start—don’t believe your eyes, don’t trust the people who live there, don’t ask what changed, and don’t question the approved narrative. But in Springfield, Ohio, a struggling American town was told to absorb a massive cultural transformation at breakneck speed—and then ordered to stay quiet about the consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHaitians of Springfield\u003c\/i\u003e, the first-ever book covering this American migrant crisis, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joshua Lisec tells the full story of what happens when one culture’s norms begin superseding another’s, when a local way of life is willed into submission without a vote, without a voice, and without meaningful consent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRust-belt Springfield has struggled for decades amid slowed job prospects, strained services, fragile neighborhoods, and a forsaken generation left to wonder if things can ever get better. Then thousands of Haitian migrants arrived in a community with little room to absorb the shock. Schools, hospitals, housing, streets, and workplaces felt the pressure immediately. Residents spoke up. The media called them liars—and worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the story exploded during the 2024 US presidential election season, Springfield transformed from quiet town to political battlefield. Reporters needed a clean narrative. Activists demanded a villain. National outlets wanted the issue contained. Local voices were dismissed, ugly realities were sanitized, and serious concerns were waved away as hysteria, ignorance, or racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the people of Springfield were not crazy. And they were not imagining what was happening around them. Drawing on local reporting, original interviews, public testimony, and firsthand accounts, Lisec tells the story the media would not—what mass migration looks like on the ground, how a real community pays the price, and why the truth is buried when it's politically inconvenient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaitians of Springfield \u003c\/i\u003eis the unfettered, uncomfortable story of one Ohio town; it's also the foremost case study of a country where ordinary Americans are expected to stay quiet, doubt their own eyes, and surrender their communities for a supranationalist agenda.","brand":"Regnery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48688226894079,"sku":"9781510788848","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781510788848_s600x595.png?v=1781545234","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781510788848","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}