Your may not be concerned about the southern border crisis with thousands of migrants crossing into the US every day because it seems so far away. Video of Texas towns being overrun and border patrol officers overwhelmed along with an administration in Washington openly promoting the whole process makes you glad you’re way up here in Pennsylvania.
North East will be a border town
Those border towns have declared a state of emergency, while we look forward to the coming of spring, mowing our lawns and watching the flowers and trees coming into bloom. Well buckle up, North East may become a border town, too. The politically motivated, engineered crisis at the southern border has generated such a surge of migrants that the government has decided to place them throughout the country, targeting towns in rural areas like North East and Granite Ridge seems to be on board with their plans to house unaccompanied children.
An article in the Erie Times identified Culmen International as a company looking to fill positions in both Midland, Texas and Erie, PA for:
bilingual employees to fill a variety of positions including director of education, behavioral health clinician, youth care service professionals and supervisors, significant incident report specialists and directors and case managers to “support contracts with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).”
Granite Ridge deflects criticism by saying they have no definite plans for housing unaccompanied children and telling many of us they’ve signed no contract with the government, and they’re correct, it’s Culmen International that has the contract, Granite Ridge is simply a partner providing the facility to be used as an influx center for the ORR.
Do we want to follow Midland Texas?
In Midland, Texas, there’s an influx center, the kind of facility planned for Granite Ridge. An article describing their situation is titled, “Midland, Texas leaders blindsided by arrival of migrants at holding facility.” Sound familiar?
Another article interviewed residents and one said, “A week ago my house was worth $300K right now it’s worth zero, because of this detention facility.”
Is this the best we can do at Granite Ridge?
The property is a beautiful campus in the center of town and creating an influx center is the highest and best use? The Ehrenfeld companies said they wanted to have a “large economic impact …” by placing illegal immigrants in Granite Ridge? They likely will, unfortunately, the impact will be negative.
What can you do?
Everyone in North East needs to recognize what is happening here. Unless we all stand together and make it clear this is the wrong place for a facility like this, we’ll be seeing the busses arriving in short order. Our downtown will never be the same, the entire region will feel the negative impacts and we can watch as North East begins a downward spiral. Attend the May 11th meeting at Granite Ridge to inform yourself and to show them what the community thinks of their plans. North East deserves better.
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Anonymous says
So, just being slightly optimistic here. The jobs posted are for Erie, not North East. Do you think there’s another site in Erie they may be looking at? Or are they just using Erie as in Erie county?
Anonymous says
Even if there is another facility do you really think it’ll last long not being here did you see how much places are getting to do this ?
Janelle says
Thanks for the article!
If they are already placing ads for employment, it sure sounds like they think this is a done deal whether or not it’s wanted here.
Kirk Oakes says
Is there a petition and/or website that can be signed to make sure this business does not bring in migrants to our town?
Anonymous says
I think that they postponed the meeting so that they could do what they needed So it’s already said and done before the meeting even takes place and there will be no way to stop it
Nader S Mousa says
These are the migrants that are coming to North East. Some might think tiny little babies will be sheltered here that maybe adapt or be molded to the surroundings …. No sir, they are fully grown teenagers by the hundreds or even thousands we are talking about drugs , crime , Fights with locals , Lack of language. It will be a huge problem here in North East .I am against since I heard about it I have seen it before and it is not good for this town at all , Property value will go down and we don’t have enough resources to handle this .
Amanda says
Influx center facilities (ICF) according to ORR regulations are only for teenagers (13-17).
Melissa Haynes says
Thank you for being a strong voice for North East!
Lee Green says
Wake up North East we need to stop this envation
Linda Byrnes says
Thank you for this well written and informative article. Please everyone show up May 11 at Granite Ridge library! We need to let them know their are a lot of people in this community that do not want this and we will not so easily deceived now.
Concerned Resident says
Keep in mind what the whole evil purpose behind this invasion is….its to replaced the cohesive freedom loving western European stock with a more compliant government dependent one, thus they dont care what WE want nor what laws they need to steam roller over doing so.
It is all part of the UN “Replacement Migration” agenda that is happening in all free prosperous white countries world wide, so we must not shy away or defend ourselves on weaker grounds alone, like zoning laws or property values..this is about our survival not only as a country but as a race as well.
Brian says
Prepare to be lied to at tomorrows meeting.
Ehrenfeld Companies must be anticipating the coming deluge of illegal immigrants. Most of their holdings are ideal candidates for conversion into migrant shelters. There is a lot of government money to be made on migrant housing as it will only increase and will never end.
Per HHS, Influx Care Facilities are not secure facilities:
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/policy-guidance/unaccompanied-children-program-policy-guide-section-7
Culmen is a military contractor that among other things, supplies weapons to terrorists:
https://armswatch.com/350-diplomatic-flights-carry-weapons-for-terrorists/
https://www.voltairenet.org/article197144.html