Haitians Stereotyped

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
PROGRAM #10509 12:00 PM PT

Haitians Stereotyped. Elected officials of Haitian descent in Florida denounce as false, racist, xenophobic, and dangerous statements by Trump and top Republicans blaming Haitian immigrants for stealing and eating dogs and cats. They have been invited to talk about the effects of those statements in the community.

Guests: Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-Florida (of Haitian nationality), Tallahassee, FL; Thomas Kennedy, Communications and Policy Consultant, Florida Immigrant Coalition-FLIC, Miami, FL.

People’s Forum in Colorado. Immigrant-rights organizations are convening a People’s Forum on Immigration in Aurora, a city in Colorado that has become a battleground over immigration. Community members are invited to join a public discussion on the root causes of immigration, the role immigrants play in the economy, the impact of detention and deportations, incidents of hatred, and potential solutions.

Guest: Raquel Lane-Arellano, Communications Director, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition-CIRC, Denver, CO.

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