We are broke as a nation as the economy will deter the idea of importing them. As a whole, we have way too many problems of our own.
NO
How about they stay in Haiti, and we just issue every Haitian citizen an absentee ballot for each election for now on...
To be fair about it, the ballots to be given would be allocated by current in-state population, those more populous would have more of their ballots as handouts.
Don’t forget to read the fine-print part, where SEIU purpleshirts greet the grateful refugees at the dock and provide them with water bottles, Obama buttons, voter registration forms and absentee ballots.
It was the Mariel boatlift, named for the port of Mariel where the boats were docked. “Marielito” refers to a person (male) who came on the boatlift.
It was the Mariel boatlift, named for the port of Mariel where the boats were docked. “Marielito” refers to a person (male) who came on the boatlift.
If we allow those “with relatives in the United States” to come here they may just about empty Haiti of all its citizens.
This isn’t out of compassion, it is about social engineering!
Right now there are thousands of rapists, thieves and murderers terrorizing the women and children. They would, no doubt, be included. NO!
So we should bring them here? It's like moving welfare recipients into the suburbs. No good will come of it.
We would be better off taking Haiti as a protectorate and taking the int’l scorn for it, than turning our homeland into a refugee camp.
Who didn’t see this coming? LOL!
FMCDH(BITS)
Haiti is going to be a defacto US territory for the next decade. Those people will be fine; they can stay and help rebuild their country with the billions we are going to be sending.
Immigration policy should never be viewed as some kind of international welfare program. Immigration policy should always serve the interests of citizens. First, foremost, and last, immigration policy must serve the interest of Americans.
And the last thing Haiti needs is a brain drain of its best and brightest, and the last thing we need is a wave of Haitians joining the wave of Somalis we’ve just agreed to accept. The geniuses who organize these things never ask Americans for direction in these matters; they do what they want and you’ll bloody well like it.
If we let any Haitians in, it should be very limited.
Now we know why the Obama administration dragged its feet on helping open the seaport and setting up tent refugee camps.
It was obvious immediately after the earthquake struck, when 90% of the structures had collapsed in an area of more than 3 million people, that the only way to save these people from disaster would be to reopen the seaport as soon as possible and establish tent cities from which the people could be provided clean water, medical treatment, food and safety. Only through bringing cargo ships into the seaport could enough aid be brought in to make this happen.
That this was not done reflected either incompetent leadership by Obama or purposeful neglect.
Now, as the natural result of Obama’s approach, we are seeing a catastrophe among the Haitian people. And of course the Left sees an opportunity to bring in large numbers of future Democrat voters by playing on the compassion of the American people and the implied charge of racism if the Haitians are not allowed to come to the US.
Coincidence?
According to John McCain EVERYONE in the world should be able to come here.
Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America
“Those who live closest are the ones who can get here. Everyone in the world should have the opportunity through an orderly process to come to this country.”
Source: AZ Senate Debate, in Tucson Citizen Oct 16, 2004
Change rule barring immigrants from running for president?
Q: Should we change our Constitution to allow men like Mel Martinez, born in Cuba, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, to stand here some night as candidates for president?
McCAIN: He and I have many similar attributes, so I have to seriously consider it.
Source: 2007 GOP primary debate, at Reagan library, hosted by MSNBC May 3, 2007
http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/John_McCain_Immigration.htm
ALSO:
New from the Center for Immigration studies:
Fact Sheet on Haitian Immigrants in the United States
WASHINGTON (January 25) - Since the terrible tragedy in Haiti, many have sought information about the Haitian community in the United States. Below are some basic socio-demographic statistics:
* The last Census Bureau data (2008) indicates there are 546,000 Haitian immigrants in the United States. That is up from 408,000 in 2000 and 218,000 in 1990.1
* Of the 546,000 foreign-born Haitians in the United States, 48 percent are naturalized U.S. citizens; this compares to 43 percent for the overall foreign-born population.2
* The top states of Haitian immigrant settlement are Florida (251,963; 46%), New York (135,836; 25%) New Jersey (43,316; 8%), Massachusetts (36,779; 7%), Georgia (13,287; 2%), and Maryland (11,266; 2%).3
* Our best estimate is that there are 75,000 to 125,000 illegal Haitian immigrants in the country. In 2000, the INS estimated there were 76,000 illegal Haitian immigrants.4
* When it extended Temporary Protected Status to Haitians, the Department of Homeland Security estimated 100,000 to 200,000 people could be eligible. While most are illegal immigrants, this estimate also includes those on temporary visas such as tourists, foreign students, and guest workers who will not have to go home.5
* Between 2000 and 2008, 183,188 Haitians were given green cards (permanent residence). These figures do not include those who entered on a long-term, temporary basis such as guest workers and foreign students nor does it include short term visitors like tourists. Of those given permanent residence, 135,913 (74 percent) were admitted under family-based immigration.6
* There are 310,000 U.S.-born Americans who have at least one parent born in Haiti.7
* Of Haitian immigrants (ages 25 to 65) 22 percent have not graduated from high school and 18 percent have a college degree. This compares to 9 percent and 30 percent, respectively, for native-born Americans.8
* The share of Haitian immigrants and their young children (under 18) living in poverty is 20 percent. For native-born Americans and their young children it is 11.6 percent.9
* The share of Haitian immigrants and their young children who lack health insurance is 29.5 percent. For native-born Americans and their children it is 12.6 percent.10
* Of households headed by Haitian immigrants 46 percent use at least one major welfare program. For households headed by native-born Americans it is 20 percent.11
* The share of Haitian immigrants who own their own home is 49 percent. For native-born Americans it is 69 percent.12
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Anyone who can run anything in Haiti is encouraged to leave Haiti, and then the cycle is never broken. Basically its the white liberals stealing Haitis future so they can have another voting bloc of alienated minority voters who upon arrival in America find that it is a “racist” hellhole. The libs need jailtime for this crap.
The U.S. isn’t required to take anyone who wants to come here. Its not a human right to be an American, but it SHOULD be a human right to have rights like Americans have in their own countries.
Haiti is a paradox. All of the Haitians I have met here in the U.S. are good, decent, hardworking Christians. Like most groups, there are always a few trouble-makers.
I can’t figure out why so many ethnic groups which come here, do so well as Americans in our capitalist system, yet the countries they come from are such economic basket cases. I know in part its because of our freedom, our free enterpise system. But you would think that the people back in the countries they came from would finally get it, expell the elitist gangsters ruining their country, and establish an economic/political system based on our own.