Tell Obama to Fast-Track Visas for Haitian Earthquake Survivors

The Issue

On Jan. 12, Haiti was hit with one of the worst disasters in recent history, an earthquake that's killed at least 150,000 people.

Many other critically injured children need to be allowed to enter the United States to receive emergency medical care. But so far, the Department of Homeland Security has given permission to fly only 200 children with critical injuries to the U.S.

Thousands of Haitians in the United States also remain separated from family members that have survived the imediate disaster, but remain stranded inside the quake-devastated nation.

Ask Obama and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to fast-track review of all visa applications from Haiti.

Te-Ping ChenPetition StarterTe-Ping is an editor at <a href='http://Change.org'>Change.org</a>. In recent years, her writing has appeared in outlets that include the Nation Magazine, the American Prospect, the South China Morning Post magazine, Le Soir, and <a href='http://Slate.com'>Slate.com</a>. She is a U.S. Truman Scholar whose work has shared awards from the Overseas Press Club and Investigative Reporters and Editors.

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The Issue

Thousands of Haitians in the United States also remain separated from family members that have survived the imediate disaster, but remain stranded inside the quake-devastated nation.

Ask Obama and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to fast-track review of all visa applications from Haiti.

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