Arab activists ask for Temporary Protected Status for Syrians!

Here we go again.   A couple of decades ago we granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Salvadorans, Hondurans and Liberians.  More recently it was granted to Haitians, but as Mark Krikorian at the Center for Immigration Studies famously said in 1999—there is nothing quite so permanent as temporary protected status. Readers this is one more … Continue reading Arab activists ask for Temporary Protected Status for Syrians!

12,000 Haitians apply for Temporary Protected Status, so far

That is what the Washington Post is reporting today.  We told you about Temporary Protected Status here. WASHINGTON — More than 12,000 Haitians have applied for the chance to stay and work legally in the U.S. while their country struggles to recover from last month’s earthquake. The applications have rolled in, even though the July … Continue reading 12,000 Haitians apply for Temporary Protected Status, so far

It is definite! Haitians have been granted Temporary Protected Status

As you can see from my post earlier this a.m., I’ve been confused!  However, The Wall Street Journal has now reported that thousands of Haitians in the US illegally can stay for another 18 months —to work here and send money back to Haiti! In making the announcement yesterday, Janet Napolitano warned that this only … Continue reading It is definite! Haitians have been granted Temporary Protected Status