Haitian illegal immigrants pouring into U.S., exploiting Obama policies


By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Sunday, November 20, 2016

Haitian illegal immigrants are pouring into the U.S. at a rate of some 3,000 a month, blazing new paths and exploiting special policies and lax Obama administration enforcement to gain a foothold in the country, according to a secret government intelligence assessment.

Thanks to advice from family members already in the U.S., new immigrants are spreading out across the border, testing crossings in Arizona and Texas where they have been told they will have an easier time getting through, analysts said in a Nov. 17 bulletin from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s office of intelligence, which The Washington Times reviewed.

Perhaps most striking was the presence of an illegal immigrant from the Middle East who appeared to be attempting to sneak in along with a group of 50 Haitians.

Border officials have been grappling for months with the Haitian surge. Thousands are making the trek from Brazil, where they have been living since the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in their home country. The Haitians are hoping to take advantage of lax immigration enforcement in the U.S.

The word has now spread to Chile, where analysts said some 40,000 Haitians went for refuge after the earthquake. Encouraged by family members who have made it to the U.S., many are now eyeing a trip north.

The government of Haiti, whose difficulties were compounded this fall by Hurricane Matthew, is limiting its cooperation with deportations. Haiti is capping the number of people it will take back at just 30 a day — a fraction of the 100 who are arriving at the U.S. border.


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