https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d en-us 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC 2024-08-05 10:37:01 UTC hello@padlet.com ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538221 Chenille currently lives in Boston and has lived in the U.S. since she was 7 months old when she came with her mother under a different name. In America, she was passed around with no status or papers. Her father later on became a U.S. citizen, but he never applied for one for his daughter. As a result, she is 35 years old, has never lived in any other country, and doesn't have a sufficient amount of money to get her out of her situation. ]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538221 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538223 The first major event that pushed Haitians to immigrate to the U.S. were the upper class that were a direct threat to the Duvalier regime, and they were allowed to stay on nonimmigrant visas. Most would become permanent residents after the Immigration and Naturalization Service didn't pursue their cases. However, the U.S. stopped encouraging Haitians to immigrate after Duvalier was on the U.S.' side against Fidel Castro. In 1963, the first boat of Haitian refugees landed in South Floridan and begged for political asylum, but they were rejected by INS and sent back to Haiti. In the late 1970s, boats that were overfilled with refugees regularly arrived which made media headlines. Despite Haitian advocates trying to explain they were trying to escape political persecution and deserved to make a case, they were rejected by INS. The U.S. interdicted boats and detained refugees even when the amount of boats began to decrease. Number of Haitians seeking refugee increased due to human rights violations, poverty, and government corruption. After Aristide was overthrown by a military coup, an increase of Haitians trying to come to the U.S. was due to soldiers beating, torturing, or murdering the president's supporters that were arrested and imprisoned without warrants. In 2010, Haitians experienced a devastating earthquake in Haiti that increased immigration to the U.S because tens of thousands of people died and displaced more than 1.5 million people.]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538223 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538224 Under the Trump administration the Temporary Protected Status which will force 57,000 people who have been living in the U.S. for nearly 20 years, working, and paying taxes to leave the country. This will expose Haitians and people from other countries to be susceptible to abuse, and dehumanization. This is the same discrimination that they have continuously experienced since the first Haitians tried to arrive in the U.S. A fix to this issue could be making temporary permanent which only makes sense because majority Haitians have been living and/or working in the U.S. majority of their lives.
https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-war-documented-immigrants ]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538224 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538225 The 1965 Immigration Act allowed legal residents to bring close relatives. The immigration law that allowed Central Americans to gain legal immigration status excluded Haitians. A law was passed later that was specifically for Haitians, but the INS delayed issuing regulations on who could qualify. In addition, Haitians who arrived before October 10 were granted the same terms as the Cubans. In 1982, a group of Haitian refugees were released that were arrested by INS. In May 2017, the Temporary Protected Status was granted a 6 month extension in order to give time for preparation and plan their departures. Tens of thousands of Haitians are allowed to stay in the U.S. because of the Temporary Protected Status, grants them work authorization and prevents deportation, but it expires on January 22, 2018. Nevertheless, the Trump administration is examining Haiti's recovery from the earthquake to see if it's necessary to renew. ]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538225 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538226 Haitians beg for political asylum encountered the highest rejection rate of any national group due to the bias in the U.S. policy towards refugees. As a result, Haitians were seen as a health threat during the 1970s because tuberculosis was supposedly endemic among them. In the early 1980s, Haitians were also seen as the primary group at risk for AIDS.  In the late 1980s, donating blood from individuals that originated in Haiti was rejected. African Americans were and are still the only group that consistently supported rights of Haitians  coming to Miami. At Guantanamo Naval Base Haitians were detained and rarely turned over to relatives in the U.S., while Cubans were almost always released, which highlights the discrimination they experienced. ]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538226 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538227 Immigrants from Haiti experienced extreme prejudice, discrimination, and negative stereotyping. However, Haitians are immensely proud of where they come from. A few examples that can be seen in their communities are Haitian arts, religion, food,  the Creole language, and so much more. ]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538227 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538228

1957 = Haitians encouraged to immigrate to the U.S. and granted nonimmigrant visas, which eventually turned into permanent U.S. residents (INS didn’t pursue cases) and the first to immigrate were the upper class that were seen as threats to the Duvalier regime

1963 = After Kennedy’s assassinations, Dulvalier sided with the U.S. against Fidel Castro and Haitians stopped being encouraged to immigrate

1964 = the middle class started to immigrate to the U.S.

1965 = Legal residents were only allowed to bring close residents due to the 1965 Immigration Act

1963 = the first boat of Haitian refugees, who wanted political asylum that were eventually rejected, arrived in South Florida (foreshadowed future)

1970 = Boats that were over filled with refugees arrived regularly, and they were sent back after Haitian advocates tried to make a case for them. As well as Haitians being identified as a health threat since tuberculosis was supposedly endemic among them.

1971 = Françios Duvalier died and Jean-Claude (“Baby Doc”) at 19 years old became president-for-life and continued the reign of terror

1980 = Haitians who arrived in the U.S. before October 10 were given same terms as Cubans 

1982 = The release of a group of Haitian refugees that were detained by INS was ordered by a U.S. federal court

Early 1980s = Haitians were the primary group that was at risk for AIDS

1986 = Baby Doc fled to France after anti-government demonstrations pushed over his rule

Late 1980s = Haitians immigrated in large numbers after the fall of Jean-Claude Duvalier dictatorship and blood from individuals of Haitian origin was refused by the Food and Drug Administration

Until 1990 = Haiti had a fraudulent election and four military coups

1990 = Election of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Catholic priest and activist

1991 = Jean Bertrand Aristide got overthrown by a military coup

1991-1992 = The U.S. The Coast Guard spent about $45,000 every day intercepting, housing, and sending Haitians back to Haiti. 

1994 = At Guantanamo Naval Base Haitians were detained and rarely turned over to relatives in the U.S., while Cubans were almost always released. 

2002 = Haitian refugees who felt an extreme fear of persecution if they were sent back to Haiti weren’t able to be released on parole

2010 = Haitians experienced a devastating earthquake in Haiti that caused tens of thousands on deaths and displaced more than 1.5 million people

2017 = Temporary Protected Status was granted a 6 month extension in order to give time for preparation and plan their departures. 

]]> 2020-05-06 01:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/553538228 ssherman2021 https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/556329230 At the Brooklyn Children's Museum in 2009, they had a Haiti cultural exchange that focused on cultural betweeness, assimilation, and retelling Haitian stories.   There was a story time reading of the book called Krik? Krak! and Haitian songs. The story goes through the struggles and experiences of Grace and Caroline in order to demonstrate the truth of Haitian immigrants to the U.S. ]]> 2020-05-07 02:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ssherman2021/rkxl0y03udy0qm1d/wish/556329230