"Help Haitinas but don't throw open U.S. borders.(NEWS)(Editorial)." USA Today (Jan 29, 2010): 07A. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Deerfield High School. 8 Feb. 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Help Haitians, But Don't Throw Open U.S. Borders
Although the people in Haiti need all the help they can get, the author of this article believes that there are ways America can help without just inviting all the Haitians to immigrate here. Of course, in some cases, coming to America and restarting their lives seems like it would be the best option. But, I agree with this article when it describes how all Haitians coming here will not, in the long term, help to rebuild their country. "For starters, inviting thousands to feel Haiti is no way to help Haiti rebuild. To the contrary, Haiti's survival depends on encouraging its best and brightest to remain and work on its revival." Also, it wouldn't really be fair to let anyone affected from the earthquake in Haiti immigrate to America. There are people from countries all over the world living in all kinds of conditions waiting to come here. Despite the suffering going on in Haiti right now, it wouldn't be fair to the rest of the world. Instead of carting Haitians here to America, I think that it would definitiely be more beneficial to them for the future to help improve how things are for people in thier own country. Even though it might seem hash and not helpful enough right now, in the end it will help them more by developing the skills they need to reconstruct their country if anything like this ever happens again.
"Help Haitinas but don't throw open U.S. borders.(NEWS)(Editorial)." USA Today (Jan 29, 2010): 07A. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Deerfield High School. 8 Feb. 2010
"Help Haitinas but don't throw open U.S. borders.(NEWS)(Editorial)." USA Today (Jan 29, 2010): 07A. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Deerfield High School. 8 Feb. 2010
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Lana, I really enjoyed reading this post. As hard as it is to not let people who are suffering in Haiti enter America, it is important. If we start to let in Haitians there will be less people left to rebuild the country. By having the Haitians stay in their own country it will allow the country to rebuild itself faster. I especially like when you wrote about discussed that it would not be fair to the others who are also struggling around the world that are not allowed in America, I completely agree. Nice work!
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