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On the recordMay 15, 2024
Just 700 miles from our border, the Nation of Haiti is facing an unprecedented crisis. Gangs control their capital city, Port-au-Prince, and every-day citizens are being terrorized by brutal murderers and kidnappings.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke highlights the crisis in Haiti as a reason for migration.

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