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Posted: September 23, 2004 
Please help to ensure the safety of Haitians in the United States. Here are addresses and a sample letter for you to use to join UMCOR in advocating for Haiti to receive a temporary protected status designation.
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Dear President Bush / Mr. Ridge:
Please designate the country of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months. More than 1,000 people have died in Haiti this week after floodwaters raged through the island in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne. Over 3,000 died near the Haiti / Dominican Republic border in May of this year. Interim Prime Minister Gerard Latortue has declared the area that was struck by tropical storm Jeanne a disaster area.
This grave natural disaster, coupled with the present political unrest, warrants this action to assure the safety of Haitians presently in the United States.
TPS would permit Haitians presently in the United States to remain here and qualify for work authorization. Eighteen months of TPS will assure their safety until the country recovers from the severe storm damage, elections are held, and order and security are restored in Haiti.
TPS program was established to provide protection to people who are temporarily unable to return to their homelands. Please help the people in Haiti by permitting their friends and relatives in the United States to remain here and to continue to send support to a nation in crisis. Please affirm the United States tradition of caring for and protecting persons in vulnerable situations by granting TPS to Haitians.
Sincerely,
Your name and contact information
The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: 202-456-1111; Fax: 202-456-2461
The Honorable Tom Ridge
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
2001 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: 202-282-8000; Fax: 202-282-8401
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