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Kim Ives
Is the promise of 30,000 visas a Trojan horse?
18 Jan 2023
Washington's announcement that 30,000 new visas would be made available to Haitians raised more questions than it answered.
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
Asylum, Migration and U.S. Foreign Policy
21 Sep 2022
Immigration rules are often determined by U.S. foreign policy. Citizens of nations under U.S. attack, such as Venezuela, are made eligible for asylum. Haitians suffer under U.S. dictates but are…
Travis Ross
The Global Fragility Act: Washington’s New Tool for Controlling an Indomitable Haiti
14 Sep 2022
Haiti is the first target of the Global Fragility Act. Haiti's "fragility" is caused by decades of U.S. interference, and the restoration of its sovereignty is the way to resolve that nation's …
Jemima Pierre, Black Agenda Report Contributor
Borders, Blackness, and Empire
22 Sep 2021
The spectacle of violence against Haitians at the U.S.-Mexico border needs to be seen in light of ongoing U.S. imperialism in Haiti.