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Cuba defends cop-killers, says they are civil rights activists.
“The United States of America will have to obey the will of our people!”
And Puerto Ricans streaming into the US.
Seven years after the earthquake, it’s time they left.
The U.S. is About to Decide Whether it Will Open Up Thousands of Haitian Immigrants to Deportation, Color Lines
They now have “temporary protected status” because of the 2010 earthquake.
Haitians Get Word of Trump Crackdown, Slow Flow to Border by 97%, Washington Times
Others are getting the word, too.
People then tried to burn the bus and the passengers inside.
‘Little Haiti’ to Serve Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico News Daily
Haitians denied entry to US are staying in Mexico.
His terror group was responsible for hundreds of bombings.
Puerto Rico is defaulting on millions in public debt.
But only “non-threatening” Haitians.
They are trying to get to the US side.
Now that so many are coming US will start deporting Haitians again.
But Haiti wouldn’t take him back.
Puerto Rico to Miss Largest Payment to Date, New York Times
PR governor blames “a brutal campaign of racial discrimination and lies against us.”
Came from Uganda by way of Brazil.
Thousands will be flown over Nicaragua, which is blocking their route.
Tens of thousands of Haitians are being expelled.
White House wants Congress to give Puerto Rico a full bail-out program.
David Cameron Told to ‘Personally Atone’ over Slavery Links as Reparations Row Mars Jamaican Visit, Telegraph
Some distant relative of the PM was a slave owner.
Not “handouts,” but a “joint programme of rehabilitation and renewal.”
Puerto Rico can’t pay its debt; it will stiff its lenders.
Some claim the Dominican Republic is deporting people based on race.
Governor Padilla admits $72 billion debt is unpayable.
Haitian Workers Facing Deportation by Dominican Neighbors, New York Times
Plan provokes “international outcry.”
There are now more Puerto Ricans in Florida than in Puerto Rico.
Canada’s Expulsion of Mentally Ill Jamaican ‘Inhuman’: UN, Jamaica Observer
Paranoid schizophrenic Jamaican was deported due to “serious criminality.”
Government needs to raise $3 billion in three months.
Haitian Leader’s Power Grows as Scandals Swirl, New York Times
Head of state: ” I would close that congress thing. . . . Out of my way.”
American private citizens donated $1.4 billion to Haiti after the earthquake.
Cuban Wave Arrives by Land, Wall Street Journal
New tricks for getting into the US.
Obama Admin to Allow Thousands of Haitians into U.S. Without Visas, Washington Times
Executive action could bring more than 100,000 Haitians to the US.
She may have Ebola.
Bill, Hillary and the Haiti Debacle, Wall Street Journal
Clinton cronies wasting hundreds of millions of dollars in Haiti.
There are a million more Puerto Ricans on the US mainland than in Puerto Rico.
Why One Mother Gave Back Her Adopted Son, Yahoo! Shine
“Having an instant multicultural family was magical . . . for about two weeks.”
They need money to heal their collective “psychological trauma.”
Food stamps are essentially a second currency in Puerto Rico.
Jamaicans Lead Caribbean Calls for Britain to Pay Slavery Reparations, Telegraph (London)
They want billions in reparations.
Economy and Crime Spur New Puerto Rican Exodus, New York Times
Brace yourself, America.
Starting lineup may have only three players born in the United States.
And its finances are beginning to look like Detroit’s.
The island has debt of $46,000 per person.
The 25 Most Failed States on Earth, Business Insider
There is a pattern here.
Granddaughter of Billionaire General Foods Founder Found Stabbed to Death in Caribbean Island Home, Daily Mail (London)
Her musician lover “allegedly killed her because he wanted to get crack.”
Could be next Detroit. Also has a murder rate six times that of the US.
Dominican Republic Citizenship Ruling Stirs Outcry Across Caribbean, Los Angeles Times
“This is likely one of the most discriminatory decisions ever made by a superior tribunal.”
In Accounting for Slavery’s Cost, Figures Vary Widely, Wall Street Journal
Caribbean countries want reparations from France, Britain, and the Netherlands.
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