My name is Gerdine Vessagne, and I am a housekeeper at the Fontainebleau Resort on Miami Beach.
I am a proud union woman, and I love my job.
I was born in Haiti, a country that’s seen its fair share of devastation. But I’ve been living and working in the U.S. for eight and a half years because of something called “Temporary Protected Status,” or, TPS.
TPS has allowed me to provide for my five children, including two back home, and three born here. But this isn’t just about me.
Over 50,000 Haitian nationals working in the U.S. have this protected status. We are the engine of Florida’s hospitality industry, much of which greatly depends on our labor.
If Donald Trump does not extend TPS for Haitians by May 23rd, then 50,000 of us face an impossible choice--return to a country still recovering from national disaster or lose our jobs and be forced to live in the shadows as undocumented immigrants.
Please add your name to tell President Trump and his administration to extend the TPS for over 50,000 hardworking, taxpaying Haitian immigrants who have proudly served people in Florida and beyond for years.
Thank you.
Gerdine Vessagne, UNITE HERE Member
Housekeeper, Fontainebleau Resort
Miami Beach, FL
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