[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR.org Daily Brief, January 25, 2010

 

January 25, 2010 View this newsletter as a web page on CFR's website. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - U.S. Debates Haiti Immigration - China Toughens Internet Response - White House Rallies Bernanke Support - Greece Says It Won't Quit Eurozone Top of the Agenda: Haiti Immigration Debate Immigration advocates and some U.S. legislators are pressing (WashPost) a reluctant U.S. government for eased immigration restrictions. Advocates are focused on Haitians with relatives legally in the United States and on the hundreds of injured children doctors say could die without appropriate medical care. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Haitians already in the United States illegally could remain for eighteen months. Restrictions have not been eased for newly orphaned children or Haitians already seeking U.S. visas. Advocates want restrictions eased on the nineteen thousand Haitians with pending visa applications designed for foreign relatives of U.S. citizens or permanent legal residents. Nearly fifty-five thousand Haitians have been approved for these visas but are on waiting lists to enter because of congressional quotas. Some advocates say the United States airlifted foreigners out of other emergencies. Others say Haiti earthquake victims could consume U.S. social services and displace American workers. Jane Arellano, Los Angeles district director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, told a crowd of Haitians (LAT) in Los Angeles that U.S. immigration officials have been instructed to expedite all Haiti-related immigration petitions and to "look favorably" on requests to extend visas, change immigration status, or waive the fees to apply for temporary protected status (TPS). Analysis: In the Baltimore Sun, Makeda Crane says waiving the $500 TPS application fee or granting permanent status to Haitian residents in the United States would improve Haiti's economy, since U.S.-based Haitian immigrants send more than $1 billion in remittances, more than one-third of Haiti's GDP. In the Financial Times, Paul Collier and Jean-Louis Warnholz say Haiti's reconstruction efforts must include relocating economic activity away from Port-au-Prince to areas less exposed to storms, floods, and earthquakes. MIDDLE EAST: Israel Settlements Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said several Jewish settlements in the West Bank would remain part of Israel (NYT) amid efforts by the Obama administration's Middle East envoy to restart peace talks. Iraq: Three large blasts struck (al-Jazeera) a popular hotel and restaurant district near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone. PACIFIC RIM: China Internet Response China hardened its response (WSJ) to U.S. criticisms of its Internet policies, launching a coordinated rebuttal in its state media. It called allegations by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Google hypocritical and accused Google of being a pawn in America's "ideology war." Japan: The Japanese city of Nago's newly elected mayor, who opposes the relocation of Futenma U.S. Marine air base, could force Japan to modify or scrap (NYT) its 2006 deal with the United States to rebuild the base. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: McChrystal in Afghanistan U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, NATO's top commander in Afghanistan, said increased U.S. troop levels could bring (FT) negotiated peace with the Taliban. Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa suffered a major blow (al-Jazeera) to his reelection campaign, as a senior member of his Sri Lanka Freedom Party endorsed his main opponent, General Sarath Fonseka. AFRICA: Ethiopian Airline Crash An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed (al-Jazeera) into the Mediterranean shortly after taking off from Beirut on its way to Addis Ababa. Sudan: Human Rights Watch says repression of political opponents in Sudan's north and semi-autonomous south is undermining prospects (Reuters) for the country's first democratic elections in twenty-four years. AMERICAS: Bernanke Confirmation The White House escalated efforts (WSJ) to get the needed sixty Senate votes to confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term, with thirty-one senators publicly committed to voting for Bernanke, and seventeen opposed. Argentina: Argentina's central bank president Martin Redrado vowed to continue (MercoPress) in his post despite a presidential decree that fired him. Police officers stood outside the bank this weekend to prevent Redrado from entering. EUROPE: Greece's Finances Greek Finance Minister Georges Papaconstantinou denied (DeutscheWelle) that Greece will quit the eurozone, despite a soaring deficit, criticism from the European Central Bank, and ongoing protests over falling farming subsidies. Ireland: Northern Ireland's main parties, Sinn Fein and the DUP, met after months of political stalemate to discuss (BBC) the devolution of police and judicial powers.

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