[HRC] Florida Senate Supports Haitian Family Reunification/Petition Campaign Begins

[Ivan Olsen]

thought you-all should see this ASAP.

ivan

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from stevef...@aol.com    on2-16-12     HaitiRespon...@googlegroups.com.

1) Florida's State Senate has passed a memorial or resolution urging the Obama Administration to create a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program.  See Monday's Miami Herald article, "Lawmakers cast symbolic vote for Haitians - The Florida Senate departed from its relative silence on immigration issues Monday, passing a memorial that encourages the federal government to ease travel restrictions for Haitians looking to come to the United States," http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2639897/lawmakers-cast-symbolic-vote-for.html

2) Massachusetts State Representative Linda Dorcena Forry has created an online letter/petition to President Obama for creation of a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program.  See http://lindadorcenaforry.org/haiti-action-updates/ (left side of page).

 

For those wishing to circulate paper copies of the petition for sign-ons, please contact the undersigned.

 

 Steven Forester, Immigration Policy Coordinator, 786 877 6999

Create a Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program to help Haiti recover.  End the double standard.

Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti
www.HaitiJustice.org