Charleroi Haitian immigrant population declining amid loss of jobs and uncertain future, community leader says

As of now, legal protections remain in place for Haitian immigrants in the U.S., but it's unclear whether that will still be the case in the future. This uncertainty, along with the loss of jobs, is changing the population in Charleroi, which had previously been attracting immigrants.

Jimmy Alexandre said hundreds of Haitians came to Charleroi in the past few years because there was a good chance you could get a job at a manufacturing plant and create a life for yourself.

"There was neglected opportunities or opportunities that other people did not want," Alexandre said.

Most were legal and under protected status from the U.S. State Department for having fled the violence and hardships in their homeland. While it led Alexandre to open the Haitian Resource Center early this year, recentl