This Nation has with a population of over 6 million people one of the largest populations in the Western Hemisphere and particularly in the Caribbean basin. Ten to fifteen percent of the Haitians today live in the United States and therefore we are bound together by close personal ties. We have seen the potential of this nation to have a destabilizing effect in this region. its potential to undermine the emerging democracies in the Caribbean basin. and its potential to relocate many of its problems through refugees illicit activities. drugs and otherwise. to its neighboring countries. But most of all. we share the hope of the people of Haiti in the ability to achieve peace and prosperity through those democratic institutions which we as a nation are celebrating with the 200th year of benefits of sharing. We reach out to our friends in Haiti with the hope that together we can build the next 200 years as 200 years of good neighbors. a 200year period in which we will see the island of nations begin to share in the benefits of democracy and respect for human rights.
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