“They’d rather continue to blame Biden for their inaction,” says one Democratic lawmaker of Republicans.
Haiti has been plagued with violence in recent weeks, with gangs overtaking the island’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Odelyn Joseph/AP
Democrats see a migrant crisis in the making just off the coast of Florida. Gang violence in Haiti has caused a political and humanitarian crisis that could hit the U.S. at any moment.
“Haiti is right off of our borders; people can swim to it from Florida,” Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke, who co-chairs the Haiti Caucus, said. “We can either pay for it now or pay for it later. We are paying for it anyway.”
Republicans, however, aren’t ready to pay for it at all.
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