HAITIANS DESERVE PROTECTED STATUS Broward Metro Edition

TPS is appropriate when disaster disrupts living conditions. Haiti more than qualifies: In May 2004, massive flooding in Haiti killed 4,000 and left 300,000 displaced. In September 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne buried Gonaives; it killed 2,500, injured 3,000, destroyed 4,000 homes, damaged thousands o...

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Published inSun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Main Author ester, Steven David
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale, Fla Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 03.10.2006
Subjects
Bush, George (President)
Crist, Charles
Davis, Jim
Hastings, Alcee L
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Summary:TPS is appropriate when disaster disrupts living conditions. Haiti more than qualifies: In May 2004, massive flooding in Haiti killed 4,000 and left 300,000 displaced. In September 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne buried Gonaives; it killed 2,500, injured 3,000, destroyed 4,000 homes, damaged thousands of others, left tens of thousands homeless and hundreds of thousands without food or water. Tropical Storm Alpha and Hurricanes Wilma, Ivan and Dennis caused more deaths, damage and homelessness.