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...late 1960s, Haitians have been emigrating illegally to the nearby Bahamas, where an estimated 40,000 now live, working as gardeners, servants and day laborers. But Bahamian officials, faced with an unemployment rate of nearly 25%, in June ordered the Haitians to leave. Explained Bahamian Information Services Spokesman Chris Symmonett: "They have been taking jobs Bahamians could perform and putting pressure on our social service system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Haitians Are Coming: The Haitians Are Coming | 8/7/1978 | See Source »

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