On top of that, earthquake and hurricanes have left the country with limited access to health care, food, and public services. There are real, tangible reasons that 350,000 Haitians have fled to the United States for a pursuit of a better life. Real reasons, reasons that your own families could not withstand. In my home state of Delaware, this is deeply personal. Delaware is called a state of neighbors, and over 5,000 of those neighbors are Haitian immigrants with TPS status. (23:49–23:57)
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