INDIANAPOLIS -A charity. A school corporation. A public health department. An economic development group. A private business. A national refugee workforce nonprofit.
According to an office press release, the above six entities across three Indiana cities were targeted by the Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s Office for an investigation into “coordinated efforts … to bring large numbers of migrants to Indiana communities.”
The inquiry is being conducted under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and indecent nuisance statute.
“The influx of these illegal aliens, which are coming from over 150 different countries, have strained our schools and the children of taxpayers are suffering as a result. It has caused unneeded stress on law enforcement, local hospitals and healthcare facilities, and our housing and labor markets,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said.
But the reasons why these groups — from Evansville, Logansport, and Seymour — were included are less clear.
Five of the six organizations didn’t respond to inquiries from the Indiana Capital Chronicle and just one — the Jackson County Industrial Development Corp. — officially said it had no comment.
All three areas have experienced documented surges in their local immigrant populations in recent years, straining local resources. The success of President-elect Donald Trump, who has frequently espoused anti-immigrant views, on Election Night appeared to signal support for such policies.
Read the rest of the Whitney Downard article for the Indiana Capital Chronicle, here.
