Haiti Case Study

Haiti Case Study

1. Geographical location

   • World
   • Regional

2. Actors involved

   • Countries
     • Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, etc.
   • United States
     • -Texas cops -The government
     • -Joe Biden -Donald Trump
   • Haiti
     • -Jovenel Moïse -Arrested people
     • Migrants

3. Problem definition

   • The current situation in Haiti is in poor condition, worse than before. To begin with, it’s necessary to unleash the antecedents, among the most important are: the 2021 earthquake of 7.2 magnitude, the murder of Jovenel Moïse (ex-president of Haiti), etc.; As for the United States, in the terms of Donald Trump, strict immigration reforms were imposed, now with Joe Biden in charge, he imposed new and more accessible reforms for migrants. After these events, the population decided to migrate to try to have a better life. Migration is due to the economic crisis, corruption, political instability, insecurity, poverty, etc.
   • The migrants initially planned to go to Brazil and Chile, but they didn’t obtain the success they wanted, having not obtained employment and continued in the same, so they were forced to better go to the United States, misinterpreting the reforms updated by Biden. Haitian migrants must cross at least eleven countries, when they arrive in Mexico they go to Coahuila and/or Tamaulipas to reach the Rio Bravo and cross to Texas, but during the river crossing they face difficulties, and even more when arriving in Texas, when the cops on horseback mistreat them by preventing them from passing the Bridge or to a shelter. As a consequence, there are people who do manage to pass to the US, but there are others who, as they see it as very difficult, prefer to return to Mexico and avoid being deported by the US government.
   • Those who manage to stay somewhere, in terms of the negative aspects, most of the time suffer from discrimination and xenophobia, family fragmentation, their country of origin suffers from population decline, in their host country there may be conflicts; in the positive aspect,they have more opportunities to have a better quality of life. And unfortunately there are also a considerable number of Haitian people who are returned or deported to Haiti.

4. Problem Analysis

   • Causes
     • Search for a better life
     • Earthquake in which more than three thousand people died.
     • Escape from severe crisis, poverty, hunger, insecurity, corruption, political instability, disasters and bad conditions
     • The dream of having a good life in Brazil or in Chile failed.
     • The Covid-19 pandemic.
     • Misinterpretation of immigration policies by Biden
   • Effects
     • Loss of population
     • Opportunities and mostly better living conditions
     • Family fragmentation and psychosocial problems
     • Possible business achievements.
     • Increase in discrimination and xenophobia.
     • Conflicts in the host country.
     • Integration and adaptation process

5. Citizenship Initiative

   • Mainly instilling values ​​from home that incite respect, so that when they see a different person in their physical, cultural, social, economic, etc., we treat them the same so that migrants do not feel less.
   • A proposal for this conflict can be that Mexico, the United States and all the involved countries can help to grow the Haiti economy by making some help programs or organizations to help the poorest persons to receive medical assistance, education, reach better jobs and grow their life.
   • Another short term solution could be to provide the Haitians that are already here in México some jobs so they can send money to their families in Haiti so they can live in good conditions and reach a better life quality in their country without the need to risk their lives.

6. Five axes

   • According to the five axes and the ODS: the migration from Haiti in the first axis, that is people, well, people are what matters most here, because they are the ones who are harmed the most; regarding the planet, It has almost nothing to do with it because the environment is not affected, but migrants lack what the environment offers, such as water; as for the prosperity, is very important in this problem, because it’s what migrants should have, the prosperity of hoping for a better future; in peace, also it’s a very important axis because with peace you can achieve anything and even better without harming anyone; and as for alliances are very important, since with agreements between all the countries involved, this problem would be solved with good results.

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