Charleroi's Economic Revival

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sizeable Haitian community

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A Pennsylvania town is thriving with Haitian immigrants – and is the latest target of Republican hate

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Charleroi in south-west Pennsylvania was once the epitome of Rust belt America .

For decades , factories here and in the surrounding area closed and people moved away.

But in recent years , immigrants have descended on the town of 4,200 people, drawn by well-paying jobs and cheap housing.

For the first time in a century , more people chose to make this quiet community their home rather than flee it.

Charleroi established a community liaison officer to help enroll immigrants in English -language classes, register children at schools and set up health-testing sites at a local library.

The borough is home to more than a thousand immigrants from Liberia , Jamaica and elsewhere.

Local business owners are overjoyed with the influx of foot traffic and the revitalization of downtown.

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