This week, an investigation examines the culmination of racist and false rumors targeting Haitian immigrants. The inquiry considers whether these falsehoods about migrants nationwide are part of a broader strategy to propagate a larger falsehood—that undocumented immigrants could affect the outcome of elections.
NPR immigration reporter Jasmine Garsd, reporting from Springfield, Ohio, explores how Haitian immigrants have been deployed to address labor shortages but have also been used as political scapegoats.
This episode has been produced by engineers Robert Rodriguez and Maggie Luthar.
