Haiti is currently a failed state where the government has no control over the territory or a monopoly on violence, as evidenced by the wave of brutal protests, kidnappings organized by gangs and a population in a state of rebellion that does not recognize the authority .
The disbandment of the Haitian military – a grave mistake by the UN and the US – left that country on the brink of chaos that the presence of thousands of UN peacekeepers could not contain for nearly two decades; upon his departure, the prevailing general disorder testifies to his failure.
Haiti, which after the fall of Trujillo and, more so, on the occasion of our April Uprising in 1965, had economic, social, and life indices comparable to those of the Dominican Republic, is worse after Duvalier’s departure in 1986, as The Pursuit political rights has led to total anarchy, in contrast to the Dominican Republic, where the political class has found solutions despite every crisis – despite its mistakes.
A gate is needed because the Dominican Republic’s continued progress and the ‘letting go’ of Dominican politicians built such a wide bridge on the border that it allowed the entry of nearly two million people without control, equivalent to 20 percent of the citizens. population and, that is not sustainable: not bearable either.
This announced line of technology to protect our territory should be reinforced with a health boundary that entails a network of primary health centers paid for, operated and provided by our country: those costs that some reject are less than 18% of the national budget. your care in Dominican hospitals.
It is unacceptable that 20% of the deliveries in our hospitals are to Haitian mothers, but we cannot refuse the service, so it is preferable that they deliver on their territory, at the border, even if it is within our budget.
President Abinader’s idea of building health centers with international aid is laudable, but I find it hard to see it happen: over the past 17 years, due to government instability, very little of the international aid offered to Haiti , possibly. for the network of corruption, because of the absolute lack of institutions to channel it and especially because the world does not understand that the main Haitian export product and source of income is poverty. When studying the contemporary Haitian Dominican relationship, it is easy to discover that only during Preval’s first mandate would it be possible to carry out projects – formulated in the Dominican Office of the Computer of Lome IV -, train them for their public board and register. thousands of students at universities, Dominicans, mainly to study medicine and veterinary science among other things.
Even from a visit that included lunch at his National Palace with the Preval President, cooperation on infrastructure and free zones began, which paid off: all cooperation began there, including activities such as fuel sales, which later was rejected by the PLD.
The following governments, although without Aristide’s hostility, lacked the minimal political stability to continue that cooperation and the issue centered on uncontrolled migration; ours, lacked vision and returned to the ostrich stage: in the belief that this problem – the Haitian – will go away on its own.
Incorrect or not, unfortunately only Trujillo and Balaguer have a perception of the unsolvable problem that the neighboring country represents for our development, future and survival.
Today in the DR, with a greater degree of development, migration control is difficult as in any country in that state and that creates an obligation to cooperate with intelligent fulfillment so that conditions there improve: especially since Haiti, from the 19th century, had the public opinion in her favor.
Democracy is the victorious system of government of the twentieth century, but it requires conditions to bear fruit, and the seed needs an ingredient, even if it is of poor quality: El Ciudadano and Haiti – with a few exceptions – never had them.
Europe and America, through ignorance of the Haitian nation’s foundational matrix and the terms of its birth, have failed to build a viable political system in Haiti for the past 34 years and that failure is paid for by the Dominican Republic, especially as tired, the solution of the UN and the OAS, makes sense to leave and leave the mess to the Dominicans.
Some extremist voices are clamoring for mass deportations and even the Directorate-General for Migration, under pressure from public opinion, but also from the problem itself, declares that 200,000 people have been deported, forgetting that the treaties signed by the country prohibit mass deportations.
In the midst of a pandemic, even vehement statements are being read not to vaccinate Haitians – legally and illegally – as if the right to health has a nationality or immigration status: Foreigners of the health protocol age should be vaccinated in the same way as the Dominicans First because it is a human right and secondly because nothing is done about the vaccination of nationals and the release of sources of infection from illegal immigrants. But mainly because it is our fault that they are on our territory.
Extremist nationalism only harms the country, placing us as the target of unfair criticism that organizations that have paid for it repeat repeatedly: President, Haiti is our biggest problem and it has no solution, but listen to our advice not to aggravate it. its people honestly and better informed than its current employees.