Borders Quote by Sam Pressman

Haitians must understand that they have to collaborate to resolve the country's problems - no one is coming to rescue them.

— Jovenel Moise

We rushed to Haiti. We Adopt in Asia. We empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states.

— LeCrae

We still have our people working in the cane fields in the Dominican Republic. People are still repatriated all the time from the Dominican…

— Edwidge Danticat

The U.S. has long characterized Haitian immigrants as criminals. This tradition began in 1963 when the first boat of Haitians seeking political asylum was…

— Opal Tometi

I think it's really important for Haitians living abroad to go back and help with the development and infrastructure, especially because there are so…

— Meta Golding

We have problems which will be addressed by Haitians.

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide

He (Pres. Bush) rightly decided that it was far better to return all Haitians than to encourage, deliberately or not, tens of thousands of…

— Robert Byrd

The Haiti that has been waiting for help and not moving no longer exists. Enough handouts; we need hands up. Enough aid; we need…

— Michel Martelly

The most dramatic case is that of the Central Americans. Why are people fleeing Central America? It's because of the atrocities the U.S. committed…

— Noam Chomsky

The country is too often assumed to be a backward place: The First World has trouble remembering that Haitians were two centuries ahead of…

— Madison Smartt Bell

Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter…

— Noam Chomsky

One of the things that sparked my interest in this is the case of Emmanuel Constant, who started a militia called FRAPH that was…

— Edwidge Danticat