Haiti Migration Puts Pressure on Haiti's Leaders
February 6th 2010 00:49
From the New York Times:
As the above quote shows, one of the benefits of allowing Haitians to migrate out of Haiti is they can see how other parts of the world are much nicer places to live. One of the reasons someone like Kim Jong Il in North Korea can rule without being assassinated is that he can brainwash his people to think that living in starving conditions is somehow a good way to live. When North Koreans see that the rest of the world seems quite happy to live AND eat enough food to be healthy, Kim Jong Il's claims become less credible. The same situation is essentially true in Haiti. By allowing Haitians to see that places like the U.S. and Canada are much better governed, it can place tremendous pressure on Haiti's leaders to deliver a higher quality of life. Hopefully the U.S. government will take advantage of the opportunity to show off.
HT: Tyler Cowen
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"Once the elites have money and power," Mr. Casimir said, "they’re scared of people like me, the younger generation and so on. Because we travel around the world and see how other governments function, and obviously most countries are not corrupt like Haiti.”
As the above quote shows, one of the benefits of allowing Haitians to migrate out of Haiti is they can see how other parts of the world are much nicer places to live. One of the reasons someone like Kim Jong Il in North Korea can rule without being assassinated is that he can brainwash his people to think that living in starving conditions is somehow a good way to live. When North Koreans see that the rest of the world seems quite happy to live AND eat enough food to be healthy, Kim Jong Il's claims become less credible. The same situation is essentially true in Haiti. By allowing Haitians to see that places like the U.S. and Canada are much better governed, it can place tremendous pressure on Haiti's leaders to deliver a higher quality of life. Hopefully the U.S. government will take advantage of the opportunity to show off.
HT: Tyler Cowen
Follow me on Twitter: @AGoldenDoor
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