Tiny Ohio town sees population double with influx of 3,000migrants from African nation as mayor blames open border policy

A small Ohio town is the latest victim of the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policy after 3,000 migrants from the West African nation of Mauritania moved in in the past year — lured by TikTokers who are posting instruction videos with maps of the Cincinnati suburb.The influx has nearly doubled Lockland’s population of 3,500 in a matter of months, local officials say.“With the federal government’s open border policy, these immigration population outbursts have been left for small villages like Lockland to have to deal with,” Mayor Mark Mason told WCPO.

“If they’re going to have an open border policy they’re going to need a policy to direct these immigrants to communities that can withstand that kind of population outburst.[This is a] 1.2-square-mile village — it’s unsustainable.”Nearly all of the migrants are from the Muslim-majority country on Africa’s Atlantic coast, which is among the poorest in the world.The influx of migrants has put the town over the edge and in desperate need for resources as the new arrivals have overwhelmed local housing capacity and emergency services.The Mauritanians have been directed to go to Lockland through TikTok posts and WhatsApp groups instructing them to flock to the small town, according to the mayor.

He said he’s not sure exactly why Lockland has become a prime destination for the 4,000-mile journey from Mauritania.But the posts appears to direct migrants from the nation of 4.3 million to travel to Turkey, and then Latin America — then make their way across the border and up into Cincinnati just south of Lockland.

The migrants were permitted to enter the US by the federal government, but are still awaiting approval to work, which can take over a year.Meanwhile, with thousands of migrants unable to work legally, the mayor is concerned that the migrants aren’t paying any taxes.“We’re looking at, right now, at probably close to a $200,000 shortfall in our earnings income tax revenu...