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Question of the Day: How Will President Obama Treat the Haitians?

By immigrationprof

Obamabarack Over the last few decades, people from Haiti have come to the shores of the United States because of violence, persecution, crushing poverty, and natural disasters.  And they long have been political footballs to  U.S. politicians (it is Super Bowl week so please forgive my sports metaphor).  Recall that President Clinton “reconsidered” his 1992 campaign promise and continued the interdiction and repatriation of Haitians that had been implemented by the first Bush administration.

Recently, Haiti has suffered the devastation of multiple hurricanes.  Although halted for a time, deportations of Haitians to Haiti have been resumed.

This brings us to our Question of the Day:  How will President Obama treat the Haitians?

KJ