Poll of the Haitian Diaspora on the Earthquake

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Haitians living in the United States are deeply impacted by the devastating earthquake that hit their island homeland earlier this month, according to a poll sponsored by New America Media. A shocking three out of five respondents said they had lost some of their loved ones. Two-thirds felt the situation in their country was so dire they were willing to move back to Haiti for a period of time to help with the reconstruction. A large majority of those interviewed said that they have been sending remittances back home on a regular basis but are now willing to increase the amount.

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Homeland’s crisis strains Haitian families in region

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Source: Boston Globe
By: Maria Sacchetti

Juliette Andre (left), pictured with Aide Pierre and daughter Erlande Andre, has wired $450 to help her brother in Haiti whose 9-year-old son needs surgery. Aram Boghosian

The ringing telephone jarred the early evening in the Cambridge apartment. It was Patrick St. Fleur, calling from the ravaged Haitian capital, urging relatives in Massachusetts to send money - and fast.

His 9-year-old son, Darlens, had lost a leg when their home collapsed in the Jan. 12 earthquake, and needed surgery. His wife and infant son were dead.

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Reverse exodus of migrant workers in Persian Gulf challenges India

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Source: Washington Post
By: Emily Wax

When his overnight flight landed, Abdul Wahib walked out of Kochi's palm-fringed airport and hugged his family. After 24 years of working in the United Arab Emirates, he was home. He carried a suitcase and a layoff notice: His well-paid job as a forklift operator at Dubai's once-bustling port was terminated.

Wahib's airplane was filled with Indian laborers, some fired by text messages, dozens owed months of back pay.

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God's own Remittance: Receiver kerala now turns a giver

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Source: The Economic Times
By: S Sanandakumar, ET Bureau

Kerala’s decades-long tale of benefiting from international and domestic remittances has always been a one-way affair. That tale is witnessing a dramatic twist, with remittances now flying out of the state, riding the electronic

platforms offered by bank branches that dot the landscape of the state.

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