Haitians trying to migrate to the Dominican Republic
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Española in the Caribbean. According to the World Bank, Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its increasingly dire economic situation has caused a rise in migration to the Dominican Republic.
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