Tiny Ohio town sees population double with influx of 3,000 migrants from African nation as mayor blames 'open border policy' | 24 Oct 2024 | 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 [social media personalities] 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."