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Elizabeth Trovall

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What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

Or, yeah, there's a wider impact there.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And then, I mean, also people like Mary, who we heard from earlier, you know, she's supporting her dad who has cancer back in Haiti.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

with the income that she gets at Sinai Residences.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

So a lot of that money ends up flowing back to Haiti, and that's a stabilizing thing, right?

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

Those remittances, I think in 2024, something like 16% of Haiti's GDP was remittances.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

So there's a lot of economic impact there.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And, you know, I talked to Paul Nonfee about this.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

He's the political director of the Family Action Network movement, which works a lot with the Haitian community in South Florida.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

Yeah, great question.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

I mean, I'm going to read you the line from DHS, if that's okay.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

Yeah, so, quote, this decision restores integrity in our immigration system and ensures that temporary protective status is actually temporary.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And then the spokesperson goes on to say the environmental situation in Haiti has improved enough that it is safe for Haitian citizens to return home.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

So that's the line.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

I mean, and considering the workforce disruptions we've seen from the immigration policy decisions by the Trump administration, I mean, I feel like it's clear that the priority is really to deliver on the promise of hawkish immigration policies, like getting...

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What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

people out, preventing people from coming in.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And that is what he's doing, or that's what the administration is doing.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And that is, you know, that's what he ran on.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

And delivering on that promise may not be what's best for the aging care industry or the people who need that labor, residents of these facilities, and, you know, of course, the workers who are employed in the sector.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

Oh, yeah.

Marketplace All-in-One
What does the end of TPS mean for Haitian workers in the U.S.?

No, I mean, I didn't meet anyone who's planning to move back to Haiti.

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