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The push to get Haitians to ‘Hexit’ from Democrats
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Sep 13, 2024 01:59pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, October 31, 2020 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NORTH MIAMI — You might think Haitian Americans are completely ginned up to vote against the president who called their former homeland a “sh--hole” country. But politics among the diaspora are never that simple, with often conflicting loyalties and agendas.
Immigration policy is part of it, insiders say, with Haitian voters making a calculus about whom to support: A vote for Joe Biden is seen as a vote to restore immigration policies friendly to Haitian exiles. Meanwhile, a vote for Donald Trump, some argue, is a vote for a president who won’t care enough to meddle in the affairs back home.
Other Haitian Americans insist immigration has nothing to do with it. They’re debating which candidate will be better for all Black Americans on issues like coronavirus response, the economy and health care. Others are voting for conservative values and someone that will strengthen the economy.
In Florida — home of razor-thin election outcomes — Haitian-American leaders are making a final push to get heavily Haitian, mostly Democratic areas to turn out for the former vice president. And as they do that, they’re facing a small but growing number of their compatriots mobilizing for the president. |
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