Immigration being unfair to Haitians

Posted by Catherine Stifter  May 6, 2008

Miami Herald column by Ana Menendez

Wilbert Benoit, father of two, taken away on a dark morning. Marie Thelusma arrested in front of her baby boy. Francieuse Lafortune, new mother, locked up while she was still breast-feeding. Fabienne Josil, five weeks pregnant, dragged away after fainting.

Not in Haiti -- here in South Florida. Of all the tragedies that visit Haitians -- famine, rioting, drownings -- the most heartbreaking are the ones we can stop: the breakup of working families.

Read more in the May 4th edition of the Miami Herald.

Topics: Immigration, Policy



Comments

I am worried...

Submitted by Brenda González on May 10, 2008 - 4:21pm.
I am just so worry that there is very little attention in the mainstream media about what is happening in Haiti. Thank you for the posting, Catherine. Brenda González New Routes Deputy Director
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