Thousands of Haitian-Americans in South Florida are taking advantage of the new temporary program that will give them legal status to work and live here. Some Haitians say they would love to work in the construction industry - but the jobs aren't there for even for American workers. One industry group is hoping to create a training program for Haitians who want it, so they can take those skills back to Haiti to help the country rebuild.
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Thousands of Haitian-Americans in South Florida are taking advantage of the new temporary program that will give them legal status to work and live here. Some Haitians say they would love to work in the construction industry - but the jobs aren't there for even for American workers. One industry group is hoping to create a training program for Haitians who want it, so they can take those skills back to Haiti to help the country rebuild.
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Aired on Friday, Jan. 22, on 91.3 WLRN.
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This is the Miami Herald Friday Business Report, I'm Niala Boodhoo.
It just started yesterday, but thousands of Haitian-Americans are already taking advantage of the new temporary program to provide legal status to work and live in the United States.
That could mean up to 80-thousand people entering the work force in South Florida - at a time when local jobless rates are at their highest in decades.
More than 2,000 Haitians have come to Notre Dame'd Haiti Catholic Center in Miami looking to apply for TPS. That's Temporary Protected Status now available for Haitians who were already here before the earthquake.
Magda Dominique is a Haitian-American paralegal who is helping Elaince Charles file for TPS. Charles has been here since 1993. He used to have legal status but lost it. Since then, he's had a hard time finding construction work.
Eliance Charles: Travay con mete tile, m'trav...
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