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Temporary Protection, Permanent Precarity

The human consequences of terminating TPS

September 23, 2026 • by Georges E. Fouron and Nina Glick Schiller

In August, The Wall Street Journal reported that in South Florida several home health care agencies were closing, “nursing homes are scrambling to fill vacant positions and restaurants are scaling back operating hours. Hotels, retailers, airport contractors and small businesses are also grappling with new staffing shortages.” Meanwhile, in neighborhoods such as New ...

Temporary Protection, Permanent Precarity

Remembering African-American and Haitian soldiers in the American Revolution

Just over a week ago, it was reported that President Trump referred to Haiti and Africa as “sh**hole” countries, suggesting that immigrants from both places were undesirable. It seems timely to remember that thousands of Patriot soldiers of African descent from both America and Haiti helped the United States win its war of ...