The ‘Queen’ of Charleroi: Trump disparages immigrants in Washington County town, but Courier learns they are making a positive impact

“QUEEN” IS THE OWNER OF QUEEN’S MARKET ON FALLOWFIELD AVENUE IN CHARLEROI. QUEEN AND HER HUSBAND, HENRY& CAMPBELL, ARE IMMIGRANTS FROM LIBERIA. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) A COURIER SPECIAL REPORT & Business is booming on Fallowfield Avenue in Charleroi. People are going in and out of Queen’s Market, getting their favorite foods, produce and drinks, while hearing some of their favorite music. But it’s not the Charleroi natives who are frequenting the store. It’s the people who former president Donald Trump likes to denigrate the most. Immigrants. Trump infamously said during his presidential debate on Sept. 10 with Vice President and Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, 40 minutes west of Columbus, were “eating the dogs…they’re eating the cats…They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and that’s a shame.” Not apologizing, Trump later added “geese” to the list of prepared foods Haitian immigrants were allegedly eating. Days after the debate, Trump decided to throw the small Western Pa. town of Charleroi under the bus, by saying that the town had experienced a large wave of “Haitian migrants under Vice President Kamala Harris,” costing...