Haitians invited to advise on aid (Jeb Bush)

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Fri, Jun. 18, 2004





HAITI AID: Gov. Jeb Bush scoops rice at a
Food for the Poor cafeteria in Port-au-Prince
on Wednesday during a one-day trip to
Haiti. PAUL E. VIALA/AP


GOVERNOR'S VISIT


Haitians invited to advise on aid
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES

[email protected]


Following his surprise visit to Haiti this week, Gov. Jeb Bush says he plans to meet soon with leaders in the Haitian-American community to get their advice on how Florida can help Haitians rebuild their impoverished and troubled country. Bush, in a telephone interview from Tallahassee, also said he was inclined to support granting Temporary Protected Status to Haitian refugees who face deportation back to Haiti.

''I would be inclined to support it but need to know more about what the proposal is about,'' he said. ``I intend to learn more about what the specifics would be.''

His brother, President Bush, has so far opposed granting TPS to Haitians despite requests from some U.S. lawmakers and immigration advocates following Haiti's recent political and natural disasters.

The Republican governor arrived in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, Wednesday morning and left about 6:30 p.m. Bush, who said he plans to share his impressions of Haiti with the president, was accompanied by U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Andrew Natsios and Adolfo Franco, assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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[Mika]

1. I betcha that the Miamihaitian Jeb lickers will advise the US to......

I betcha that the Miamihaitian Jeb lickers will advise the US to put radio and TV Marti broadcasting towers in Haiti, and maybe a landing strip for the forward forces of freedom fighting "exiles". This alone would line many crooks pockets.