Words That Wound: The Impact of Political Rhetoric on Haitian-Immigrant Communities
Laura Napoleon | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
This paper examines how political rhetoric becomes more than speech—it becomes policy, perception, and lived consequence for Haitian immigrant communities in the United States. Through Critical Discourse Analysis and Autoethnography, I explore how public statements made during the Trump administration …