Word: duvalierization
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Shadowy figures carrying rifles and machine guns line the rooftops. Others with pistols tucked in their belts drink and sleep beneath the balconies of shuttered shops. They are ragged and vicious, an army of thugs pulled together by Haiti's uniformed rulers from the remnants of the feared Tontons Macoutes...
If poverty were driving Haitians to flee the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, presumably they would have been escaping for years. In fact, relatively few Haitians fled even during the Duvalier regime--Reagan returned most of them, you can be sure--but thousands are coming now.
Beyond its professed concern for the Haitians' safety, however, the Administration's stance on the boat people reflects long-standing immigration policies. Like most nations, the U.S. divides would-be refugees into two groups, and treats each very differently. Those with a "well-founded fear of persecution" because of their...
After addressing the OAS last week, deposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide met for 45 minutes in his Washington hotel suite with TIME's Amy Wilentz, author of The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier. Excerpts from the interview:
Back in Haiti, Mr. Miracle had been an embattled figure, the tumultuous center of a brewing storm. After the Duvalier dynasty was overthrown in 1986, the slender but resilient priest slowly emerged as the embodiment of hope. Aristide's church was filled with the excitement that lit up Haiti's...