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1. Also, people are not often aware of the way the United States' policies influence what happens in places like Haiti or El Salvador orNicaragua. Or in Columbia right now.
And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934 - Edwidge Danticat

2. Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water - Paul Farmer

3. Without question, conditions in the Haiti are worse since Aristide's removal, and continue to deteriorate - Charles Rangel

4. Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries - Baldwin Spencer

5. While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the islandremain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos - Eliot Engel