Making America Great (WHITE) Again

By: Roy Douglas Malonson The White House is taking a beating over its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border after critics say they are trying to “drive out” helpless people who fled to this country in hopes of a better and safer future. Disturbing images and footage of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback maneuvering through crowds of Haitians, forcibly blocking the migrants who were attempting to cross the border, has sparked criticism from across the country. Even Democrats are calling on the Biden Administration to end its use of a pandemic-era authority to deport migrants without giving them an opportunity to seek asylum in the United States. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the treatment of the migrants was enough to “turn your stomach” and called on President Joe Biden to discontinue the “hateful and xenophobic” policies enacted by former president Donald Trump. On the flip side, many Republicans say Biden isn’t doing enough to deal with what they call a “crisis” at the border. So, who is right and what’s really going on?  To us, it looks like it is just another way to “white-wash” America, as the Haitians are just more Black people trying to live out their dreams. U.S. Congressman Al Green created a resolution condemning the inhumane treatment of those fleeing the crises in Haiti.  He made a passionate statement while speaking to Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. “As a full-time Freedom Fighter, I rise today Madam Speaker because Black lives still matter, and they matter wherever they happen to be,” Green said. “They matter in Haiti. I’ve been to Haiti, I’ve seen the conditions there. We need to do something about our friends in this hemisphere. And if they matter in Haiti to me, surely, they matter at the Southern Border. Changes in the power structure don’t change the circumstances.” Attorneys and advocates say they have been denied access to thousands of migrants camped underneath the Del Rio International Bridge and have been given very little information by officials on what is happening. Many say […]

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