Because of a court ruling in the Dominican Republic against undocumented immigrants, nearly a quarter of a million people are finding themselves stateless. Many of them are Haitians since Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the same island. Protests have spread as far as New York.
On this edition of How We Got Here, political scientist Robert Fatton of the University of Virginia helps us understand Jean-Bertrand Aristide's place in Haitian politics and history. Ever since former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returned to Haiti in January there's been speculation that former President Aristide would return as well. His lawyer even […]