Congress must help Haitian, other TPS recipients
The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians who have lived — and thrived and prospered — in
This clearly is not the best news for Haitians with TPS. They will be able to stay in this country until 2019. But by July of that year, they will have to return to
However, it’s not the worst news — yet: Advocates mounted a resolute and vocal campaign pushing the Trump administration to extend TPS coverage for another 18 months. To President Trump’s credit, that is what his administration decided to do. Credit, too, Florida’s congressional delegation for making a strong pitch on behalf of these TPS recipients. They made it clear that
In addition, they have a chance to legalize their status here; and there are several bills in
So, all is not lost — yet.
We agree with lawmakers and advocates that terminating the TPS status for Haitians would be harsh and inhumane.
Just as inhumane, however, has been the administration’s inconsistent approach to immigrants both undocumented and in this country legally. DACA recipients are still in limbo; undocumented immigrants — no matter how law-abiding, how much they are contributing to their communities — are being deported, forced to leave families behind. Administration policy has been haphazardly executed, at great human cost.
It’s an opportunity for lawmakers to make clear that they value immigrants who have absorbed and lived up to American principles.
If the richest country in the hemisphere can’t deliver in
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