Haitian migration roils town in key battleground state with signs of pro-Trump support on the rise
One Charleroi resident described the influx of immigrants as a 'Haitian invasion'
Adam Shaw By Adam Shaw Fox News
Published October 18, 2024 4:00am EDT
Charleroi, Pa residents discuss Haitian migration, looming factory closure
Residents in Charleroi, Pennsylvania discuss the impact Haitian migration has had on the town, and a looming factory closure.
CHARLEROI, Pa. – A small Pennsylvania town has been thrown into a national conversation about immigration into the U.S, after former President Trump pointed to it as a victim of mass Haitian migration --with some residents saying they believe the town is now backing the former president in November.
"The small 4,000-person town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, have you heard of it?" Trump said in September in Tucson, Arizona. "What a beautiful name, but it's not so beautiful now. It has experienced a 2,000% increase in the population of Haitian migrants under Kamala Harris."
Charleroi, in Washington County, is a small town by the Monongahela River, that has seen a significant influx of immigrants -- particularly from Haiti -- in recent years. But the extent of that influx is disputed.
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