Unfortunately. this has been the history of our experience in our country. Haiti looms on the horizon of most of us as at one time perhaps Vietnam and other exotic names that unfortunately in the course of years of blood and sweat and tears have become household words to us. The nature of the immigration that the distinguished gentleman from Texas refers to may be one reason why. as I understand it. this is predominantly a colored nation and a colored immigration. whereas say the Cuban has a different type of demographic aspect and the Cuban experience has been unique with the United States. No people I know who have come to the United States as the gentleman described so poignantly. the Haitians. has cause to develop a very precise and appropriate foreign program. such as in the case of the Cuban refugee. where our country has really gone to very great lengths to provide a systematic rather costly program that is still on an ongoing basis. Haiti. like Santo Domingo. remains relatively unnoticed. like the other smaller nations in this area. Puerto Rico. for examplenow. we are not paying too much attention to Puerto Rico. yet it is boiling.
Identified stereotypes
Generalizing about the nature of immigration based on race/color.