Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment

The Associated Press ^ | September 24, 2021 | By AARON MORRISON and ASTRID GALVAN

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The images — men on horseback, appearing to use reins as whips to corral Haitian asylum seekers trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico — provoked an outcry. But to many Haitians and Black Americans, they’re merely confirmation of a deeply held belief:

U.S. immigration policies, they say, are and have long been anti-Black.

The Border Patrol’s treatment of Haitian migrants, they say, is just the latest in a long history of discriminatory U.S. policies and of indignities faced by Black people, sparking new anger among Haitian Americans, Black immigrant advocates and civil rights leaders.

They point to immigration data that indicate Haitians and other Black migrants routinely face structural barriers to legally entering or living in the U.S. — and often endure disproportionate contact with the American criminal legal system that can jeopardize their residency or hasten their deportation.

“Black immigrants live at the intersection of race and immigration and, for too long, have fallen through the cracks of red tape and legal loopholes,” said Yoliswa Cele of the UndocuBlack Network, a national advocacy organization for currently and formerly undocumented Black people.

“Now through the videos capturing the abuses on Haitians at the border, the world has now seen for itself that all migrants seeking a better tomorrow aren’t treated equal when skin color is involved.”

Nicole Phillips, legal director for the Haitian Bridge Alliance, said racism has long driven the American government’s treatment of Haitian immigrants.

Phillips, whose organization is on the ground helping Haitians in Texas, says this dates back to the early 1800s, when Haitian slaves revolted and gained independence from France, and has continued through decades of U.S. intervention and occupation in the small island nation.

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[PhineasSpear]

No matter how “racist” these backward 3rd worlders think our policies were to them,NONE of them compare to the policy the Black Haitians implemented in 1804, when they overthrew the White “rule” by slaughtering nearly every White Man, Woman and Child, leading to the quality of life quickly going DOWN to 3rd world level in a short time, and STAYING THERE, EVER SINCE!!!!

If the documentary, “Empire of Dust” had been made in Haiti, the Chinese architect would still say “It’s All So Tiresome”, and give a Black the SAME speech about having been “free of Whites for a long time, yet you’ve done nothing”!!!!

Go FUCK YOUR PATHOLOGICALLY , EXISTENTIALLY ,SAVAGE , UNCIVILIZED ASSES, AND THE FILTHY RICH JEWISH / WHITE GLOBALISTS that have gaslighted them into blaming and attacking, raping and murdering White People everywhere, thru the last 60 YEARS!!!! DAMN whatever passes for a soul in your bodies!!!!