Claims about growing numbers of Haitian immigrants in small communities have spilled over from Springfield, Ohio, to the
The small town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania , has added between 700 and 2,000 new immigrants in the last several years, largely from Haiti, to its population of 4,210, as of the 2020 census. That’s not a 2,000% increase in the total population. small Pennsylvania town of Charleroi.
It’s true that the immigrant population in Charleroi has grown in recent years, and estimates range from 700 to 2,000 new immigrant residents. But city officials said the population hasn’t grown by as much as McCormick said, and they said it hasn’t overwhelmed the city. Immigrants have moved to the town in recent years for employment, many at local meat packing plants, according to officials andSome sources put the total number of new immigrants, not just from Haiti, three times higher. The Mon Valley Alliance, an economic development group in the area, estimated the immigrant population in Charleroi has risen from around 100 to around 2,000 since 2020, CEO Jamie Colecchi said.
Town officials said 700 to 2,000 immigrants have moved there over recent years, and there has been a significant rise in the number of students who are learning English in the school district.
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