Lost in the media's coverage of the proposed return of Haitians back to their homeland is how generous Trump is being to them. Each Haitian has an offer of $2,600 to return voluntarily, and yet Trump is being falsely portrayed as somehow being unfair.

The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 340,000 Haitians has been terminated, and it is time for them to return home. Likewise, Trump has sought to return foreigners allowed to remain in the U.S. under the TPS program from Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, Nepal, Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, Syria, South Sudan, Myanmar (Burma), Yemen, and Ethiopia.

There are nearly 1.3 million TPS foreigners living in the U.S., as of last year. There is no legal procedure by which they can become permanent residents or citizens, and they were never supposed to stay here for more than a limited period of time.

Trump has already been very charitable to these foreigners, and can return them immediately without offering them a dime. Haitians and others who have had their TPS status revoked are staying here illegally at this point, and should accept the generous offer of payment with the free plane ride back home where many have relatives awaiting their return.

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