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OMG it's actually a very beautiful country. Yeah, I've been there, it's poor, but the people are kind and it's NOT a sewer. Detroit, yes.
The half of Hispaniola that is owned by the Dominican Republic is a beautiful tropical rain forest with stunning beaches and incredible all-inclusive resort deals. Haiti is a deforested mud/dust pile that looks very much like the poorest parts of Africa in both landscape and behavior.
Having visited both Haitis and the Dominican Republic several times, I can say without hesitation that I would take a boatload of Haitian refugees over a luxury resort full of Dominicans any day.
In my experience, Haitians are kinder, warmer, more honest and hardworking than the Dominicans, who are widely regarded as the shitheels of Central America/Caribbean.
The situation (Haiti vs. DR) reminds me of the Jamestown/Plymouth history in the US, the first settlement turned into a horror, the second a history. Bad planning? Poor organization? Bad luck? Maybe all of those and more, but you can't say one group is inherently more 'able' or deserving than the other.
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