In a moment of frustration, Trump exclaimed, "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" The president was unconvinced by a proposal to insulate immigrants from Haiti and a number of other countries from deportation; instead, according to the Washington Post, he suggested "That the United States should bring more people from countries such as Norway" and "From Asian countries because he felt that they help the United States economically." At the time, Trump's colorful choice of words was "Denounced across the globe," Politico relayed gravely.
The U.S. State Department appears to have reached a similar conclusion: Last week, it urged Americans in Haiti to leave the country and directed U.S. military forces to evacuate American Embassy staff overnight.
What is transpiring in Haiti is so post-apocalyptic - so unspeakably brutal - that it would be impossible to believe were it not for the steady stream of phone videos and first-person testimonials substantiating the media reports pouring out of the country.
As of January 2024, the program has admitted more than 357,000 into the country, including 138,000 Haitians.
More often than not, immigrants bring with them many of the practices, beliefs, and general character of their home countries when they come to America.
For all the high-minded talk of "American values," the simple and obvious truth is that when you import a large number of people from a foreign country in a short amount of time, your country begins to look more like the one those people came from.
That's the double-edged sword of "Assimilation": The people become more like their adopted home, but their adopted home also becomes more like them.
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