The money that the Haitians that are living in the
United States and sending back home is keeping that economy afloat. Without the money that the Haitians in the United States, in America,
are providing, there would be a complete collapse in the country of
Haiti, which would then create additional cataclysmic work that we, as
Americans, would need. We talk about immigrants trying to come into this country. We talk
about the collapse of infrastructure, the collapse of an economy that
will happen if the Haitians who are still living here in the United
States under temporary protective status with jobs are caused to leave. On May 24, the Department of Homeland Security redesignated Haiti for
6 months of temporary protective status rather than the full 18 months. It is important to understand that, because of that smaller amount of
time, Haitians still have to apply. It costs almost $2,000 to apply for
an extension of a visa. These people are in flux as to whether or not
they should continue to apply. In a letter sent on Friday, November 3, the Congressional Black
Caucus urged the Department of Homeland Security once again to fully
extend Haiti's TPS designation for 18 months by the November 23
deadline in light of the aforementioned conditions in Haiti, as well as
the damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which has exacerbated
these conditions. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record that letter from the
Congressional Black Caucus for others to see.
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