Laura Boylan

Behavior

downstream effects on Haiti and Domincan Republic

A Haitian cab driver in Washington Hts told me that a precipitous decline in remittances to Haiti and DR has caused much hardship. There has been an increase in crime. Those who have or are thought to have relatives in the US are the targets of both usual sorts of crime as well as kidnappings with subsequent extortion of funds from relatives in US. There is much fear.

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