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Nathan Gabriel was a Haitian-American who endured bullying as a child. Now because he’s anxious about the statements that Trump and Vance made about Haitian immigrants on national television, he’s more motivated than ever to encourage others to cast ballots.
Gabriel, head of Florida International University’s Haitian Student Union, said, “Being Haitian is a blessing.” “Never listen to anyone who disagrees with you, whether they are a classmate, coworker, or even a former president and vice presidential nominee.”
Hundreds of local government figures, including Gabriel, together with 200 people—mostly Haitians from South Florida—assembled outside North Miami City Hall on Sunday afternoon to protest the Trump campaign’s unfounded accusations. Miami-Dade Democratic Haitian Caucus hosted the event.
We must take a stand and protect ourselves at this very moment, Gabriel emphasized. “This is particularly true [when the remarks are made by] powerful people, such as a sitting president and a democratic candidate for vice president…”
False claims that Haitian immigrants in a city in southwestern Ohio are kidnapping and eating local wildlife and neighbors’ pets have been circulated by the Trump campaign in recent weeks. When Trump debated Vice President Harris on September 10, he resorted to racial stereotypes that have been around for generations, such as demonizing immigrants to the US.
Public information officer Karen Graves of Springfield, Ohio, stated that “there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”
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According to Hedder Pierre-Joseph, president of the Democratic Haitian Caucus of Florida, “Mr. Trump made one big mistake.” “He failed to remember that we are now five generations into this. Pompano Beach was the site of the first Haitian arrival in December 1973.
Speaking to the Haitian community, State Senator Shevrin Jones urged them to hold firm and vote for Harris in November. In his view, that is the best way for the community to stand together and stop hate speech from dividing the United States.
With their lack of knowledge regarding the Haitian population, “[Trump and Vance] are not fit to lead,” Jones stated. “On top of that, perhaps we should extend an invitation for them to meet us here in Florida for dinner at Chef Creole.”
In front of the sweltering throng, Sen. Rick Scott’s opponent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell attacked Scott and his party for how they handled the criticisms of Haitian immigrants. Conservative news site quoted Scott as saying, “The citizens of Springfield might find this situation pretty scary.” Remarking on his “amazing relationship with them,” he went on to sing the praises of the Haitian community in the state.
With almost half a million Haitians calling Florida home, Mucarsel-Powell stressed that the state’s electorate had the power to decide next November.
“You are entrepreneurial,” she proclaimed to the assembled audience. You’re doing great work as entrepreneurs. It is you who instruct us. In a sense, you are our medical staff. This community wouldn’t exist without you.
