Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status

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Mr. FINE. Mr. Speaker, I have heard now that having these Haitians in our country is good for our community, will lead to people's deaths if we send them home, and that we have selective amnesia.

Mr. Speaker, I will help with that amnesia problem by talking about three people from my State of Florida.

In 2022, Terry and Brenda Aultman were riding their bikes home when a Haitian in this country on TPS, which, by the way, is temporary, were killed. Their necks were slashed by someone who never should have been in this country. When do we care about their deaths?

Just a few weeks ago, Yasmin Easmin was murdered, again by a Haitian here on TPS, who didn't even use a knife but a hammer to crush her skull. When do we care about her?

This whole thing is a scam. It was created for people who were protected because there was an earthquake 16 years ago. Now 350,000 people have been able to stay in our country for 16 years, the majority of whom are on welfare and have created an entire generation of birthright citizens who can't be sent home now because they have children who are Americans.

Mr. Speaker, this is an effort to undermine our country with people who have killed three people in my State. I did not come here to protect Haitians. I came here to protect for the good of our country. The only discharge petition I will support is the one that discharges all of these people back to Haiti.

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