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| Haitian Immigration | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 18 2010, 06:34 PM (98 Views) | |
| Post #1 Jan 18 2010, 06:34 PM |
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Try to figure this one out: If a Haitian has been in the U.S. illegally for years, they get to stay. Even though they were not personally a victim of the quake and even though they have broken the law, they are welcome to stay. On the other hand, Haitians who have lost their homes and, in some cases, their entire families, need not apply. The true victims of the quake who somehow make it to our shores will be sent back to wander the rubble. This is anticompassion. President Obama, just as charged by Rush Limbaugh, is playing politics with the Haitian tragedy. He is using it to push his pro-illegal immigration agenda, while at the same time, not showing true compassion where he should. This is not to say that we should be deporting illegals from Haiti right now. That would be as uncompassionate as refusing Haitian refugees right now. Any Haitian illegal should be allowed to apply to the government for an "emergency green card" that would permit him or her to stay for at least six months and until Haiti is deemed safe for repatriation. At that point in time, you load up every Haitian temporary green card holder (if you can find 'em) and fly 'em back to Port au Prince. One can only hope that they use the time, so generously given them, to work legally and earn money that will be sorely needed in Haiti for the next decade or so. It's a win-win situation. We get to help Haitians, who might otherwise have been forced to return, stay here and gain employment legally, producing good old-fashioned hard-earned dollars to help build (not rebuild) the Haitian economy. Plus, we get them documented so we can boot them when it is safe to do so. |
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