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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
Sept. 17, 2021

**Haitians at Border Necessitate a Humane Response**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. **- Desperate conditions at home and
deteriorating economic conditions to the south have led thousands of
Haitians to seek safety in the U.S.    

More than 29,000
 Haitians have
fled to the U.S. in the past year, and thousands are currently living
in a makeshift camp in South Texas as they wait to be formally
apprehended and processed by U.S. authorities.   

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake and the assassination of Haiti's president
this year have exacerbated already desperate conditions for
Haitians, many of whom now see no other option but to seek safety in
the U.S.   

"This is a humanitarian crisis brought to our doorstep by political
instability, natural disaster and a lack of economic opportunities,"
said 

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.

** **"There is no easy solution.

"Working with state and local partners, first and foremost, the
administration needs to make sure that these desperate people are
treated humanely. Beyond that, let's get the personnel and
infrastructure to the region to begin the appropriate immigration
processes.

"Over the coming days, some will try to weaponize this crisis in order
to foment fear and misgivings among the American public. This may lead
to further tragedy. Cooler heads must prevail." 

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