Haitian Refugees Are Treated Worse Than Latino Migrants
The migrant crisis has emerged as a leading threat to President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. And while the needs of migrants seeking asylum and economic opportunity has rarely been more urgent, the ways would-be immigrants from Northern Triangle countries are treated in the U.S. is vastly different than those arriving from Haiti.
Why? If the argument rests on humanitarian aid, support, and respect of human dignity, then surely Haitians shouldn’t be sent home immediately, as they flee their homes for their lives.
Make no mistake, I am not weighing the humanity or validity of the needs of one group over the other. Both deserve support and come from largely destabilized environments in their home countries.