Word: haitian
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...Haitian refugees are the most visible symbol of what may be the next unnecessary controversy to distract the Clinton Administration from its attempt to focus on economic issues. Last week the President announced plans to lift the ban that prevents foreigners with the AIDS virus from immigrating to -- or even visiting -- the U.S. Most medical experts support the change on the grounds that the virus is not easily transmitted. "This shouldn't be a hot-button issue, especially when you consider the lack of a public health threat," says Dr. June Osborn, chairman of the National Commission on AIDS...
...denying that President Clinton speaks out of both sides of his mouth. Even a fellow Democrat, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, lamented that Clinton's transition period rang with "the clatter of campaign promises being tossed out the window." Deficit reduction, a middle class tax cut, easier asylum for Haitian refugees--these promises were uttered clearly and eloquently, yet their meanings turned out to be as muddled as the worst Bushian syntax...
Like Concilio Hispano, the Haitian American Cultural Society targets high school and teen-aged youth...
Program director Andre Joseph said the society is concerned with educating Haitian youth for leadership positions in the Haitian community...
...during Anderson's tenure, the Cambridge police force has at times drawn criticism for its treatment of Black teenagers. In Miami, Anderson was questioned for his handling of a Haitian demonstration and a disturbance in a Puerto Rican neighborhood...