5,000 Haitians in Chile

In 2009, there were only 200. Today, the number of Haitians living in Chile is around 5,000. Many of them went in search of better living conditions. However, their goal has not yet been achieved. Besides the difficulties they face in a foreign land, immigrants are often victims of extortion by immigration agents at the Toussaint Louverture Airport when they travel. And that's not all.

Le Nouvelliste
Par Le Nouvelliste
20 mars 2014 | Lecture : 2 min.
Leave Haiti regardless of the destination. That was the objective of many Haitian immigrants braving the sea or travelling legally. North America was always the dream destination of many Haitians, but the reality has changed in the last four years after the 2010 earthquake. South American countries, including Brazil, recorded a massive number of Haitian immigrants. Chile also began to receive more immigrants. On Wednesday March 12th, twenty Haitian community leaders met with Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe at the Radisson Hotel in Santiago. This

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