"This is the right thing to do.  Haitian immigrants already in the U.S. will not only be able to make money to support themselves, but also to send remittances to their suffering families back in Haiti."

– U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson ( D-FL ) on the administration's announcement it would grant temporary protected status for Haitians following the tragic earthquake that struck their country.

Administration grants temporary protected status for Haitians in the U.S., news article , January 15, 2010

Department of Homeland Security announcement, statement, January 15, 2010

Nelson op-ed calling on the administration to grant temporary protected status for Haitians, CNN op-ed , January 15, 2010

Nelson calls on administration to halt deportations of Haitians, video, January 14, 2010