During his Tucson, Arizona, rally last week, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump talked about the Haitian migrant invasion of Springfield, Ohio, and also brought attention to a similar situation taking place in a very small Pennsylvania borough.
“The small 4,000-person town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania – Charleroi, what a beautiful name. It’s not so beautiful now – Has experienced a 2,000% increase in the population of Haitian migrants under Kamala Harris,” Trump said. “This is a small town, all of a sudden they’ve got thousands of people.”
Journalists for America 2100 spoke with a Charleroi councilman last week, who told them the influx of Haitians has come without any help from the federal government that dumped them there.
It isn't just Springfield. It's happening everywhere.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 11, 2024
In Charleroi, Pennsylvania—a low-income town of just 4,000—the immigrant population has increased by 2,000% over the past two years. And it's almost all Haitians.
Here's what one Charleroi councilman told us today: pic.twitter.com/Wkwv56Tnw5
The outlet talked with locals on Monday, with one man explaining the borough is an old place with an outdated sewage system that “can’t handle” the sudden massive increase in people.
A large portion of the downtown area reportedly smelled of sewage as the journalists walked down the street.
2,000 Haitian immigrants have arrived in the small town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania over the past two years.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 16, 2024
The influx of people has overloaded the sewage system. Locals are complaining about the smell. pic.twitter.com/ZhTkeFUwHG
A local woman claimed a 20-year-old male Haitian “migrant” attacked a 14-year-old girl on a school bus, which is similar to testimonies from citizens in Springfield, Ohio, who described grown men attending high school and a 16-year-old in class with 10-year-olds.
One mother tells us that a 20-year-old Haitian student recently attacked a 14-year-old American girl on the school bus.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 17, 2024
“The school does nothing about it. People complain all the time…and they do nothing.”https://t.co/BpEWP1egZv pic.twitter.com/MFGMVtGuyL
The American kids at these schools are reportedly not getting the education they deserve because the teachers are having to spend so much time with the Haitians who are difficult to communicate with.
Charleroi, Pennsylvania is a town of just over 4,000 people.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 17, 2024
2,000 Haitian immigrants just arrived on their doorstep.
Local parents tell us their schools are overwhelmed. "Kids can't advance because the teachers are having to compensate for the kids who can't speak English." pic.twitter.com/0b6O2EHEWJ
One of the journalists spoke with a pair of local men who explained the schools, police department and other tax-funded operations are under extreme stress.
Charleroi, PA is a town of 4,000 people.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 18, 2024
2,000 Haitian immigrants just arrived on their doorstep.
And now, one of their last big employers is leaving.
We sat down with the mayor and a city councilman. They say immigration isn't helping their economy—it's making things worse. pic.twitter.com/6JfKIWbg42
Another man countered the mainstream media claim that the Haitians were brought into the town to “save” the economy, explaining, “We weren’t prepared for it, we don’t have the tax base for it. This is a town of 4,000 people hanging on the best they can. So, whoever is responsible for putting them here, that is an act of negligence.”
Charleroi, PA has been overwhelmed by Haitian immigrants.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 18, 2024
Tom is a lifelong native. He had to pull his child out of the school. Now he's selling his home.
"What I've seen since the influx started is, they have no interest in our culture. They've brought their culture here." pic.twitter.com/nXlMY3dpH6
Lifelong Charleroi resident Andy told the reporters the Haitians are taking American jobs by accepting lower wages.
He said there appeared to be a scheme where impoverished people from a third-world country are being brought into the U.S. to perform cheap labor.
Andy is a lifelong native of Charleroi, PA. Over the past two years, his town has been overwhelmed by Haitian immigrants.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 19, 2024
The town's economy was already struggling. Andy says immigration is only making it worse. "A lot of those jobs that they have—they used to be American jobs." pic.twitter.com/9Z2w5h0qBf
A truck driver in the small town expressed skepticism Charleroi will ever recover from the destruction that has taken place since the invasion.
Breaking down the corrupt racket taking place in the borough, the trucker said, “You bring in people from one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, paying them nothing because they don’t know what a dollar is, and then you got this company that’s buying the houses, renting off of them… It’s full all-around corruption, extortion. Somebody’s lining their pockets.”
Wow. Listen to this. All the way through.
— America 2100 (@America_2100) September 19, 2024
Charleroi, PA is a working-class town of 4,000 people.
In two years, they've been overwhelmed by thousands of Haitian immigrants.
Ernie is a truck driver in Charleroi. "I don’t know if we’re gonna come back from this," he told us. pic.twitter.com/gp4QpGC3G7
Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s wide-open border and flying “migrants” into the country from around the world, these types of situations will only increase under another four years of Kamala.
