The Fifty-first State

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Might the people of Haiti be a lot better off if they signed up as soon as possible to become the 51st state of the USA? It's not entirely a rhetorical question. Slightly over-stated, perhaps, but not entirely rhetorical. For one thing, if  Time  magazine is right, it's already happened: "Haiti, for all intents and purposes, became the 51st state at 4:53 p.m. Tuesday in the wake of its deadly earthquake." It's the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere, with a recent history of decades of maladministration, violence, corruption and grinding poverty. Then came the earthquake.  What little Haiti had is now gone. And that includes its government. All right, perhaps joining the US isn't such a good idea. The gobbling up of other people's lands is no longer as fashionable as it once was. So how about becoming a protectorate, either of the US, or of the UN? https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldtonight/2010/01/haiti_the_51st_state.html

That's what Rush Limbaugh thinks Democrats are angling for. You can   listen to his theory here.  As far-fetched as that is, a little historical perspective is in order. Haiti's island, Hispaniola, may be the only major island in the Caribbean that  hasn't been considered for statehood. Cuba was quite seriously considered for statehood in the early 1900s. Puerto Rico continues to flirt with statehood. Many in the U.S. Virgin Islands would like to become the 51st state—but they know their population is too low. Even the Yucatan Peninsula wanted to join the United States back in the 1840s. Admittedly, Haiti doesn't have much of a shot in 2010, but if history is our guide, pretty much every Caribbean nation will get proposed at one time or another. 

In 1492, the island of Haiti was discovered by the Spaniards, was named Hispaniola and began to be colonized (Columbus' expedition). In 1697, after the conclusion of the Rijswijk Peace Treaty, the western part of the island came under French control. The central and eastern parts of the island called Santo Domingo (modern-day Dominican Republic) remained with Spain. The local population - the Indians - was destroyed, and its place was taken by the negro slaves imported from Africa. In 1789, the island was inhabited by 36 thousand whites, 28 thousand free mulattoes and about 500 thousand black slaves. On January 1, 1804, as a result of a successful uprising, black Haitians formed an independent state led by J.-J. With dessaline. The rebels massacred almost the entire white population of the country, including women and children. The Mulattoes formed their own republic, led by Alexandre Petion. Power in Haiti was unstable, complicated by coups and dictatorships. 1825-France rec...

Haiti is one of the poorest and most volatile countries in the world, the poorest country in America, constantly suffering from hunger, natural disasters and coups. Haitians are considered the main offenders due to their constant attempts to smuggle drugs into the United States.

After the successful Haitian revolution, in which the republic of Haiti won independence from France, it became the second independent state in America after the United States and the first republic in the world led by blacks. It is the only independent state in America where the French language predominates, and one of the two, along with Canada, where it is the state language.

Gaiti, the full official form is the Republic of Gaiti - a state in the western part of the island of the same name (the eastern part of which is occupied by the Dominican Republic) and on a number of coastal islands. The capital of Hait i is Port-au-Prince. Flag Coat of arms The population of the country is 10,033,000 people (2009, of which about 1 million people live abroad - mainly in the USA).

The earthquake of 2010 which almost completely destroyed the small country had a very strong impact on relations between the United States and Haiti. It was the United States that first responded to the call for help and threw almost all of its forces into supporting Haiti.

Time magazine columnist Mark Thompson proposed Haiti to become the 51st state after the 2010 earthquake. The massive earthquake devastation prompted a quick and widespread response from the United States. The US military quickly used Haitian air and sea ports to provide aid.

The Republic of Haiti is a small state located on half of the island of Haiti. In 1804 Haiti became an independent country from France. Sadly, Haiti is still one of the poorest countries in America and suffers from natural disasters and coups. Despite exclusively trade relations with the United States, the world community considers Haiti the 51st state of the United States. In reality, Haiti is forced to ask the United States for help, as the economy of this poor country is going through hard years.