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2. Haiti Cholera Lawsuit against the U.N.: Recommendations for U.S. Policy
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Schaefer,Brett D. (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2013-11-12
- Published:
- Heritage Foundation
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 7 p., A US nongovernmental organization has filed a lawsuit against the United Nations (UN), seeking compensation on behalf of victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti, as well as funding to support programs to eradicate the disease and improve sanitation. Haitians deserve great sympathy for their plight, but a successful lawsuit could invite similar lawsuits, regardless of merit, thereby making the US and other UN member states vulnerable to significant financial costs, while leaving those actually responsible largely or entirely unpunished.
3. Haiti's National Elections: Issues, Concerns, and Outcome
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Taft-Morales,Maureen (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2011-07-18
- Published:
- Federation of American Scientists
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 20 p., Haiti has concluded its latest election cycle, although it is still finalizing the results of a few legislative seats. The US provided 16 million dollars in election support through the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Like many of the previous Haitian elections, the recent process has been riddled with political tensions, violence, allegations of irregularities, and low voter turnout. Other issues include the destabilizing presence of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and the newly elected government's ability to handle the complex post-earthquake reconstruction process and its relationship with the donor community.
4. Haiti Six Months On
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Ferris,Elizabeth (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-07-12
- Published:
- Brookings Institution
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 7 p., Six months after the devastating Haitian earthquake left more than 200,000 people dead, more than a million homeless, and a massive reconstruction task ahead, this short article comments on one particular aspect of response to the Haitian earthquake which has received little attention in the media and which bridges the immediate relief and long-term reconstruction efforts: the question of temporary shelter and permanent housing.
5. Deportation in the Time of Cholera: DHS's Mixed Response to Haiti's Earthquake
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Murray,Royce Bernstein (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- May 2011
- Published:
- Immigration Policy Center
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 6 p., Argues the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians -- and particularly the redesignation of the eligibility period -- demonstrates the best of what the Administration can do using its executive branch authority to improve the quality of people's lives. It demonstrates a commitment to good immigration policy and to "good government" policies such as greater transparency and coordination. In the Haitian context, the Department of Homeland Security should also implement a program to grant humanitarian parole to the estimated 105,000 Haitian already approved as beneficiaries of family-based visa petitions, just as has been done for Cubans under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program.
6. U.S. Immigration Policy on Haitian Migrants
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Wasem,Ruth Ellen (Author)
- Format:
- Pamphlet
- Publication Date:
- 2010-03-31
- Published:
- Congressional Research Reports for the People
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Notes:
- 16 p., The environmental, social, and political conditions in Haiti have long prompted congressional interest in US policy on Haitian migrants, particularly those attempting to reach the US by boat. Migrant interdiction and mandatory detention are key components of US policy toward Haitian migrants, but human rights advocates express concern that Haitians are not afforded the same treatment as other asylum seekers. The devastation caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti has led Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitians in the US at the time of the earthquake. Tables, Figures.