What is the problem?
Millions of Latino and other Spanish-speaking Peoples south of the border (even Cubans), Russian Peoples, Eastern European Peoples, Middle Eastern Peoples – all are allowed to stay – be they here legally or illegally. They get here any way they can, establish themselves as hard-working, almost-citizens and then they and their families are allowed to stay here whether they came with “papers” or not. We embrace them one and all as “family.”
Then there’s our Haitian side of the family.
They speak French (some folk say, “ship them to Guyana,” where French is the dominant language.
They are DARK-SKINNED (too African? That’s the way the Haitians see it.)
Too problematic? (Are Haitians still paying for that pesky Touissant L’Overture’s beat-down that he masterminded against Napoleon Bonaparte; 1794 AD)
Too risky? The island has attracted too many hurricanes…all as bad or worse than Katrina. The island is deteriorating and the people are falling into an abyss.
Too needy? The people are starving…eating mudcakes.
Too political? The people “spoke” when they held democratic election and voted for
Jean-Bertrand Aristide – NOT a US, hand-picked HNIC. (CIA kidnapped Aristide and wife, but messed that up as only the CIA knows how to make a mess.)
Too poor? What? The US embargo (effectively blocking about $500m/annually in international aid) should have finished them off (along with Cuba) decades ago! How dare they survive the wrath of Khan (aka WJC)? The Sting of Ming, the Mercilous (aka GWB) and the most high-tech arsenal from the mightiest World Power?
But the REAL QUESTION is this, Mr. President:
How could you quote Haiti in your book, Dreams for My Father;
“It is this world, a world where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see in a year, where white folks’ greed runs a world in need, apartheid in one hemisphere, apathy in another hemisphere…That’s the world! On which hope sits!” (p293)
Yet, not grant those mere 30,000 Haitians that risked life and limb to make it here, who found a way to survive a hostile climate of immigrant-haters, and yet accepted their new lower class roles with gratitude and shoulder-laden humility just to be able to feed families and stave off generational poverty?
Shame on you, Mr. President. With all due respect – CHANGE towards Haiti –
That’s what is needed. CHANGE NOW.
FREE HAITI – NOW!
