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Haiti - USA : Frederica Wilson presents a resolution to extend the TPS to Haitians 07/11/2017 08:03:30
"Haiti is enmeshed in a long and extremely challenging process of rebuilding its infrastructure and economy. While it is impossible to predict how long that will take, there is no question that the country is in absolutely no position to absorb and aid tens of thousands of people forced to return to Haiti," said Congresswoman Wilson. Recalling that in January 2010, an earthquake displaced more than 1,500,000 people and caused $14,000,000,000 in damages.Hurricane Matthew made matters even worse, leaving in its aftermath nearly $3 billion in additional damages and 1,400,000 more people in need of humanitarian assistance. Haitian TPS holders contribute a significant share of the $1,300,000,000 that their community in the U.S. sends back home through remittances that help boost Haiti's economy and support the care of up to 500,000 relatives. "It would be both cruel and heartless of the United States to unnecessarily sentence nearly 60,000 people who have been living and working in the United States to lives of uncertainty and abject despair," said Congresswoman Wilson. "In addition, such a move also will have an injurious impact on the American economy." Deporting Haitian TPS holders would cost the United States nearly a half-billion dollars to send them home; more than $2,700,000,000 in GDP; and $428,000,000 in Social Security and Medicare contributions over 10 years. "Having toured the country and viewed first-hand the extreme devastation, I strongly urge Department of Homeland Security officials to travel to Haiti see it for themselves [...] It is the only way they will be able to make a fair and informed decision and I am confident that after doing so they will do the right thing and extend TPS for Haitian nationals." Read the text of the legislation : https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/88/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.Con.Res.+88%22%5D%7D&r=1 See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22614-haiti-flash-black-caucus-is-again-pressing-for-the-renewal-of-the-tps.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-22604-haiti-flash-renewal-of-tps-uncertain-58-000-haitians-at-risk-of-expulsion-from-the-usa.html SL/ HaitiLibre
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