Rep. Waters: Haitians Not Being Treated Like Human Beings ‘Because They Are Black’

EXCERPT:

WATERS: “Well let me just say this, that Haitians have been the victims of, you know, not only our country but Canada and France, for years, historically. They’re black. They’re poor. It’s the poorest country in the hemisphere. They have been exploited. And it continues all the time. They are not — It does not appear that they are seen in the same way that they see others. Haitians have been the victims because they were the first country to fight off, you know, the repression of France. And of course, France has made them pay a big price for it. Yes, I think they’re treated differently because they’re black, because they’re Haitians, and because traditionally they have not been treated as human beings.”