Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States

 

 

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Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States

via (title unknown) by Alanna Shaikh on 1/14/10

Sending aid to Haiti isn't the only thing we can do to help the country. We can also help Haitians help themselves.

Sending aid to Haiti isn't the only thing we can do to help the country. We can also help Haitians help themselves. The US could grant Haitians in the United States Temporary Protected Status (TPS). It's a kind of temporary immigration relief offered to countries that have suffered severe disasters. TPS lets nationals of the disaster-hit country apply for work authorization, allows them to travel outside the US, and prevents them from deportation.

 

 

 

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