Haiti recalls a famous lament once heard about another US neighbor, Mexico: “So far from God and so close to the United States.” As with Mexico, Haiti’s proximity to the US has cut both ways in its history.
美国的另一个邻居墨西哥曾经发出一个著名的哀叹：“离上帝太远，离美国太近。”和墨西哥一样，海地与美国的毗邻关系在其历史上的作用也有利有弊。当然，靠近美国应该有利于出口和吸引投资。