Photo Credit: Illinois Institute of Technology Student Chapter- Haiti OutreachApproximately 30,000 undocumented Haitians would be allowed to remain in the U.S. temporarily with a work permit, if a call for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is answered by immigration, according to a recent article in the Miami Herald.
Many Haitians in the U.S. are arguing for this protection, although President Obama says that immigration reforms will take place next year.
After three Haitian women's unclaimed bodies were publicly buried, TPS activists demonstrated in front of the White House and the Department for Homeland Security on September 19, 2009.
Advocates claim that the four deadly storms that struck Haiti, costing almost $1 billion in damage last year, legitimize the fight for the status. In addition, TPS would prevent more Haitians from attempting to come into the U.S., as their families would be able to work to support them.
Opponents say there is no "temporary" in when it comes to protected status.
Immigration has currently stopped deporting Haitians, aside for criminal deportees.
The Department of Homeland Security has not changed its policy regarding TPS. They advise Haitians to not come to the U.S. in hopes of gaining Temporary Protected Status.
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