15461: (Hermantin) -Miami Herald-letter to the Editor-All kinds of Haitians (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Miami May 5, 2003

All kinds of Haitians

I agree with The Herald that Attorney General John Ashcroft is wrong in
suggesting that the Haitian detention policy is necessary to deter a mass
exodus and potential terrorists from Haiti.

However, the editorial's question ''Imagine: A Middle East terrorist
disguised as a Creole-speaking Haitian?'' shows a lack of knowledge of
Haitians. There are thousands of Creole-speaking Haitians of Middle Eastern
descent. They immigrated to Haiti in the past 100 years, as did Chinese in
Jamaica and Indians in Trinidad.

It should be noted that they are a hard-working, law-biding part of Haitian
society.

FELIX EDOUARD

Miami


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