Critics Decry Decision to Halt Deportations of Haitian Illegal Immigrants [View All]

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But immigration watchdog groups are concerned that the 18-month window will be extended, as it often is for immigrants from other countries. Those from Sudan, Somalia, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador all have the TPS designation.
In this case, the administration is allowing any Haitian who was in the United States illegally before the earthquake to continue living and working in the country for another 18 months.

"This is why TPS was created," said Roy Beck, executive director of NumbersUSA. "The problem is we have (had) three straight presidents who made a mockery of TPS. They turned it into PPS -- it's a permanent protected status."

"It's a necessary tool, but as currently structured it functions as a permanent amnesty for anyone 'lucky' enough to come from a country that suffers a natural (or even man-made) disaster," Center for Immigration Studies director Mark Krikorian wrote on his organization's Web site.

Other critics said the administration should not have granted the status in the first place.

"According to past history, they will never be deported," said William Gheen, president of the Americans for Legal Immigration PAC.

He said the administration should have delayed deportations for a month or two while the most intensive recovery efforts are underway, or sent illegal immigrants up for deportation to a part of Haiti not affected by the earthquake.





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