Article 6RKQF A Pennsylvania town is thriving with Haitian immigrants – and is the latest target of Republican hate

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

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Stephen Starr in Charleroi, Pennsylvania
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Despite a revitalization, Donald Trump wrongfully claimed Charleroi is virtually bankrupt' with massive crime'

There is one thing about her community that makes Kristin Hopkins-Calcek prouder than anything: her city is now one of the few boroughs in Pennsylvania with a growing population.

We haven't invested in our borough for a long time," says the Charleroi council president, and now we are finally able to do that - it's because we have a need to."

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