Ending Haitians’ Protected Status Could Cost U.S. $280M

The U.S. could lose some $280 million in contributions to its gross domestic product by ending a program giving legal status and work permits to Haitians, according to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.

There were 58,706 Haitians in the U.S. with temporary protected status at the end of 2016. TPS allows people to continue living and working in the U.S. as long as the status is in effect. The Department of Homeland Security first designated Haiti for the program in 2010 after the country was hit by a major earthquake. TPS was last extended in 2015.

But James McCament, the ...