The US election has put the spotlight on Haiti. Its history reveals extensive exploitation by the US – and France
- Written by Philip Johnson, Lecturer, College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University
Since the recent US presidential debate, Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance have doubled down on claims that Haitian immigrants are causing crime and disorder in Springfield, Ohio.
These claims spread rapidly because of the bogus assertion that pets were being stolen and eaten. The claims fit a pattern of assertions by Republicans –...





