The Bush Administration's Policy on Haitian Migration
Abstract
On September 30. 1991 President Aristide of Haiti was overthrown by a Human Army, enlisted-led coup Through intervention by the diplomatic community in Haiti (notably the French and U S Ambassador). Aristide was allowed to leave for exile, setting up a long-running crisis that spanned both the latter half of the Bush Administration and part of the Clinton Administration's tenure The purpose of thus paper is concentrate on the Bush policy on Haiti of specific interest is the policy toward Haitian illegal immigration and the bureaucratic process that drove this policy This process was evolutionary in nature and resulted in the issuance of three Executive Orders, the involvement of Congress, the U S Federal Court System (including the Supreme Court), pressure from the media and pressure corn Haitian human rights groups Although the Haitian policy process was cumbersome and cautious, the main goals throughout the Bush administration remained constant support the return of democracy to Haiti and control illegal immigration These goals did not change and as the crisis dragged on into an electron year, the illegal immigration component became critical The Bush administration did not want to face domestic political pressure on the immigration question Additionally, two assumptions made at the outset of the policy process flawed its execution the crisis would be short-lived and few Haitians would attempt to reach the U S as a result of the coup against Aristide.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 18, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA441384
Entities
People
- A. L. Baptista
Organizations
- National War College