Wave of Haitian refugees from Trumpland welcomed in Montréal

[lagatta]

I was happy to find a Guardian article on this situation, as local news in English or French didn't explain the situation well enough to people elsewhere.

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/02/canada-montreal-us-asylum-seekers-trump-refugees
I don't want to gild the Québec lily: people from Haiti face racism and stereotyping (gangs, etc) here as elsewhere, but I do think most people have a positive attitude towards Haitian people.

I do think most of the earthquake refugees, except those involved in serious criminal behaviour, have gone on to remake their lives here despite our horrific winters...

[kerouac2]

I think that one thing that has helped acceptance of Haitians in Québec is the number of success stories in literature, music and entertainment, not forgetting sports of course. A similar situation in France is the fact that the Senegalese and Malians benefit from a more positive attitude from ethnic French due to quite a few cultural success stories in the community.

[lagatta]

And there was also that lovely young man who protected Jewish people shopping at Hyper Casher, who was a Muslim from that part of the world.

I have a friend in Paris who lives near that store in the 20th, though she moved there after the attacks. She managed to get a social housing flat! My friend is not only gainfully, but professionally employed, but so many especially in the public sector are rent-poor in Paris despite their work and their degrees. Idem in London of course.

Yes, from Michaëlle Jean (we studied together) to Bruny Surin, and of course our Académicien, Dany Laferrière. And so many others. As with French Antilles health workers in metropolitan France, Haitians here are a cornerstone of the health system, from préposés to medical specialists.