Porter Goss: “last week at this time, I spoke about the crisis in Haiti and the lack of focus of America's policy. Although the…”

“last week at this time, I spoke about the crisis in Haiti and the lack of focus of America's policy. Although the President has finally addressed Haiti, his new policy is poorly thought out, hopelessly inconsistent and very short-sighted. It lacks a long-term strategy for resolving the opposing extremist positions in Haiti, but worse, it contains an explosive combination of tighter sanctions and looser asylum procedures likely to spark a new burst of Haitian refugees headed for Florida. It's simple logic: A tougher embargo equals more economic hardship among Haiti's most desperate poor. More economic hardship equals more refugees. The President said he 'hopes' we won't see a flood of refugees--but history suggests that hope is unfounded. The President's own advisers reaffirm that most people leaving Haiti are economic refugees--not political asylum seekers fleeing for their lives. A New York Times story this week emphasizes a 'deeply held view in the administration that most of those seeking political asylum are economic migrants posing as victims of persecution.'”