Dilip Ratha, a World Bank economist, argues at the bank's blog that remittances could hold a more important role with the emergency extension of "temporary protected" immigration status ("TPS) to as many as 200 thousand Haitians living in the US. 
Dilip Ratha, Mchumi wa Benki ya Dunia, anadai kwenye blogu ya benki hiyo kuwa pesa zinazotumwa zinaweza kufanya kazi muhimu pamoja na ile hadhi ya uhamiaji ya dharura iliyoongezwa ya “kinga ya muda” (TPS) kwa Wahaiti laki 2 wanaoishi nchini Marekani .