DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the
6-month extension for Haitian temporary protected status recipients
living in the United States, and for whom I believe our country should
offer permanent residency. Temporary protected status, also known as
TPS, offers forms of relief from removal under changing living
conditions. In 2010, Haiti was struck by the worst earthquake in the past 200
years, killing more than 160,000 people and displacing close to 1.5
million. The United States played an intricate role in bringing some of the
Haitians to the United States, providing them with a safe haven,
because that is what we do. Booker Washington captured well the importance of assisting people in
need when he said: ``The highest test of the civilization of any race
is in its willingness to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate.''
With this in mind, America should move the temporary protected status
to permanent residency. Return of the Haitian natives would only continue to set back the
progress Haiti has made. The country of Haiti continues to feel the
ramifications of the 2010 earthquake.
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