Haitians in Chile : More than 100,000 Haitians migrate to Chile in less than 2 years

Haitians are going to Chile at an alarming rate, by the end this year the number of Haitians who will be entering Chilean territory will be well over one hundred thousand in two year's time. Here are the numbers...

Haiti: Peyi sa pa Ofri anyen, CHILI tèt Dwat
Haiti: Peyi sa pa Ofri anyen, CHILI tèt Dwat

43,898 Haitian migrated to Chile in the year 2016, authorities said. Seven months into the year 2017, the number of Haitians who migrated to Chile this year was already at 44,289.

Chile is he new destination for Haitians opportunity seekers but for how long?

Chilean immigration officials are worried. They want to better control the flow of people who enter the country claiming to be tourists but in reality want to stay and work in the Chile.

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Singing Rooster says...

Yes - few jobs exist in Haiti, but when a country imports 80% of it's food, there's a problem.

When Haiti and those who love her, start investing in Haitian farmers, young Haitians will have a brighter future.

It's a travesty that Haiti was the world's 3rd largest producer of coffee in 1949 and 2 years ago Haiti allowed coffee imported from Vietnam.

#haitiancoffee #haitianchocolate

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Allen says...

there's a problem with Haiti, there is no job for the young people, crime is rampant, corruption is a big problem, politician don't care, pastors don't care.
what do you want the young people to do?

they have no other choice but to go somewhere else to seek a better opportunity, so that they can help their family, if Haitian all over the world, who have Financial stability, came back to home (Haiti) open up businesses create jobs then the Youth of Haiti will not leave, we need to work on that. stop getting help from other country that will

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