{"id":6558,"date":"2024-09-12T18:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T18:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2024-09-12T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:00:30","slug":"statement-from-the-u-s-haitian-chamber-of-commerce-regarding-misinformation-about-haitian-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/?p=6558","title":{"rendered":"Statement from the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce Regarding Misinformation About Haitian Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6558\" class=\"elementor elementor-6558\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32a027 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e32a027\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310a89a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"310a89a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statement from the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce Regarding Misinformation About Haitian Migrants<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bc540 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33bc540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34c8ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d34c8ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddb6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ddb6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h6>We unequivocally denounce recent online and political allegations falsely accusing Haitian immigrants in Ohio of egregious behaviors, including harming pets. These unfounded claims are not only false but also dangerously inflammatory. Local authorities have confirmed that the individual involved in the incident in Ohio, which was a case of animal cruelty, is neither Haitian nor an immigrant.<\/h6><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6>The U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce vehemently condemns these baseless accusations, which unfairly stigmatize and dehumanize Haitian immigrants, contributing to xenophobic sentiments. We stand firmly in solidarity with all Haitian Americans and immigrants who positively contribute to their communities across the United States. We emphasize the crucial need for factual information and urge all parties to cease perpetuating harmful stereotypes that endanger innocent lives and detract from meaningful discourse on immigration and community integration.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8866f0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8866f0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5dcd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c5dcd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-86x86.jpg 86w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-427x427.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-31x31.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-95x95.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HAITIstatement-72x72.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement from the U.S. Haitian Chamber of Commerce Regarding Misinformation About Haitian Migrants We unequivocally denounce recent online and political allegations falsely accusing Haitian immigrants in Ohio of egregious behaviors, including harming pets. These unfounded claims are not only false but also dangerously inflammatory. Local authorities have confirmed that the individual involved in the incident<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6558"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6566,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions\/6566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ushaitianchamber.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}