Word: haitian
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...Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuban refugees cavort happily on the beach in a scene reminiscent of a Club Med. They have good reason to celebrate: soon they will be flying off to freedom in the U.S. Meanwhile, less than a mile away, more than 200 Haitian children lounge listlessly under drab green tents, seeking refuge from the harsh midday sun. Camp Nine, their home since last June, is a desolate patch of cactus-filled desert where the only sign of life is an occasional banana rat or iguana. A fence encircles the camp, which is guarded by American soldiers...
...appalled," thundered candidate Bill Clinton when he learned that George Bush would return all Haitian boat people, including political refugees fleeing for their lives, to the tender mercies of Haiti's military junta. "It is a blow to America's moral authority in defending the rights of refugees around the world." Last week President Clinton announced that he would extend the Bush approach to refugees from Cuba. It was the first time the U.S. has ever endorsed the forcible return of refugees to a communist country...
Aime, who was born in Port-au-Prince but lived in Gonaive before moving to New York, said the ties between Haitian immigrants in the U.S. and their native homeland remains strong. "I wouldn't say our concerns are that different," she said. "We're both concerned with improving Haiti...
Pierre-Louis said the Alliance's main work is in community service. The group sponsors weekday after-school tutoring at Rindge and Latin, and a year-long SAT program for Haitian American students...
...organization has also conducted voter drives to register Haitian immigrants and is planning an AIDS outreach trip to Haiti next year, Aime said...