Haitians in country illegally can stay

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. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Immigration, Haiti
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 15, 2010 - 3:48 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jan 15, 2010 - 3:51 PM PST

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 15, 2010

Timely. The larger problems of racism in immigration policies and Haiti in particular are not discussed.

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Richard Riehl
3.5
by Richard Riehl - Jan. 16, 2010

This is a very topical story, given the debate over immigration in this country. The writer doesn't include any reference to negative consequences to the U.S. for providing temporary sanctuary to the illegal Haitian immigrants.

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