Monday, May 23, 2011

Open borders with Haiti?

In a move that affects thousands of lives across two nations, the Department of Homeland Security will extend and expand Temporary Protected Status for Haitians living in the United States.

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Tuesday announced an 18-month extension of the protected status, which had been set to expire in July, allowing 48,000 Haitian nationals to remain in the U.S. until Jan. 22, 2013.

Thousands of other Haitians who fled to the United States in the 12 months following the devastating January 2010 earthquake will now be eligible for TPS, which had previously been granted only to Haitians who were already living in the U.S. at the time of the quake.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/17/2221292/us-expands-protected-status-for.html

In other words, we now have an open border with Haiti.

If any Haitians get here, legally or illegally, they can legally stay here for good.

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