Friday, January 15, 2010

ILLEGAL HAITIANS WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY...AND SOON VOTE?...WHAT A DEAL!... ESTIMATE IS THAT THERE ARE APPROX 300,000 ILLEGALS!... Thanks Barry!

Haitians in country illegally can stay

Jan 15 05:16 PM US/Eastern
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration says it will allow Haitians already in the U.S. illegally to remain because of this week's catastrophic earthquake.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano granted the temporary protected status on Friday.

The protection is only available to Haitians already in the country as of last Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Napolitano temporarily halted deportations of Haitians, even those already in detention.

Temporary protected status is granted to foreigners who may not be able to return safely to their country because of a natural disaster, armed conflict or other reasons.

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Haitian Americans are Americans of Haitian heritage born in Haiti who achieve United States citizenship. The largest proportion of Haitians live in South Florida counties and cities such as New York, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston. There are 530,897 Haitian Americans living in the U.S, but many consider this number inaccurate because of the many undocumented.[2] During the early 1960s throughout the 1970s, many Haitians emigrated to the U.S. legally as well as illegally during François Duvalier's totalitarian regime.

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