Thread: Sen asks for status change for Haitian immigs after quake

The Hill
Senator asks for status change for Haitian immigrants after quake
By Jordan Fabian - 01/13/10 09:47 AM ET

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday requested that the White House grant temporary protected status to Haitians who have fled to the U.S.

The senator's request comes after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the Caribbean island nation on Tuesday afternoon. The earthquake has reportedly caused widespread devastation in the impoverished nation.

Gillibrand took to Twitter, saying:

My hope is that the WH will grant temporary protected status to Haitians who fled to the US due to past violence and disasters in Haiti.

Temporary Protected Status is typically granted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to foreign nationals if conditions in their home country prevent them from returning safely.

The agency can grant the status in cases of ongoing armed conflict, a natural disaster or other extraordinary condition.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing- ... ians-in-us

Like we didn't see that coming from a mile away

I don't mean to sound cold hearted here, but isn't the Dominican Republic just a wee bit closer to Haiti than we are? WHY is it the United States of America ALWAYS gets saddled with "refugees" when a natural disaster occurs ANYWHERE in the world?

...and we all know what "Temporary" means to one worlder's, don't we?

Why are we messing with the rules? The quake happened yesterday, so no one should have "fled" to the US.

This is a bad-bad-bad idea and out right stupid!

You change the rules and they will be jumping out in the ocean, in make shift boats that will sink on the way. Don't entice that behavior, send aid to them, don't draw them out into shark infested waters.

One of the poorest countries in the world and their people cannot afford air travel to the US!

Dumb! Dumb! Dumb!!!

Dixie

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The biggest problem with "temporary" protected status is that it is not temporary.

Hell NO! The problem with the TPS is once they grant it they never reverse it. We still have people here in the US abusing their TPS status ten years after quakes in their home nation.

W

Just supposing that the United States had a disaster that stretched from California to the Atlantic ocean, that is not likely but just suppose! Who do you think would come running to our aid???? Over the years back to before WW1 until now this country has spent trillions on fighting wars to rid the world of evil and we have always been the first and largest contributor when there was a natural disaster! Now we are in terrible financial trouble thanks to the current administration. Has anyone offered to help bail us out? NO! and they won't! Enough is enough! According to Fox this morning there are already ships on the way with medical help and food and probably construction materials to help the people rebuild! They are going to need all of their people to help rebuild the country so why in heaven's name would we allow a bunch of deadbeats who do not want to help rebuild their own country to migrate to OUR country??? Its insane to even think of allowing them in here unless they want and have to go through the legal process! That is not likely to happen!

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

Hell NO! The problem with the TPS is once they grant it they never reverse it. We still have people here in the US abusing their TPS status ten years after quakes in their home nation.

W

Let's not forget to mention once they have kids born here, the SOB stories come out about how we'd "separate" the TPS people from their kids.boo hoo hooo.

Send them to Mexico, they've got plenty of room and one of the wealthiest countries in the world!

NO MORE for us!!!

Originally Posted by miguelina

Originally Posted by ALIPAC

Hell NO! The problem with the TPS is once they grant it they never reverse it. We still have people here in the US abusing their TPS status ten years after quakes in their home nation.

W

Let's not forget to mention once they have kids born here, the SOB stories come out about how we'd "separate" the TPS people from their kids.boo hoo hooo.

Send them to Mexico, they've got plenty of room and one of the wealthiest countries in the world!

NO MORE for us!!!

EXACTLY!! There are other countries on this planet. Why does it always have to be USA?

I hope she is only requesting a little more time for those whose visas will expire soon. I would not want to send someone back right now. But just a for a few days, not weeks, months, or years.
On the other hand--If I had family there I would WANT TO GO HELP !!!!