The decision will have an immediate effect on Haitian immigrants in Florida.
The city hosts an important community of descendants from Haitian immigrants from the 19th century.
The Canadian government has decided to make Haitian immigrants in the family class a priority.
There is also a significant presence of black Haitian immigrants in the country.
And some evidence suggests that the adult children of Haitian immigrants are floundering.
Haitian immigrants to Cuba arrived at various times up to the present day.
By the early 1980's, the image of Haitian immigrants in this country began to shift.
In increasing numbers, Haitian immigrants are working in the region's health care system, particularly as nurses.
The period covering the late 1960 through the 1970s saw a dramatic change in both the volume and background of Haitian immigrants.
The issue of police brutality is particularly sensitive among Haitian immigrants.