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Dark knight,

You asked "I am wondering how, for instance, a high profile Haitian official, who holds a US citizenship, be able to negotiate a treaty 100% in favor of Haiti with the United States?"

This is a very magnificient and compelling question.

As a big proponent of Dual Citizenship, I wonder about that too as well, the "conflict of interest" ethical issue.

But while I struggle with that part of dual citizenship, I look around and I see for example, American soldiers with dual citizenship (Iraqi/US-citizen) fighting in Iraq, their nativa land. There are countless Americans, French, Canadians so on and so forth with dual citizenships working in one government or the other, doing business between their contry of origin and the orther countries they are citizens of, etc..., and I never heard any problems as a result due to their dual citizenship.

As far as negotiating a treaty for example, by someone with a dual citizenship, that woudl have to be dealt with by the 2 governments.

They would make the judgment on whether they should allow someone like that as part of such contract signings.

But, in the case where such person becomes president of either country, his/her alligence and committment should go totally to the country he/she is elected to govern.

Though I think majory of people wants dual citizenship in order to be able to vote and to enjoy their roots and cultures purely and simply.

As you and I know, Haitians living in Haiti, and the Haitian custom have a vilain hatred for Haitian daspora who are naturalized.

They relate to those Haitians as traitors.

Maybe dual citizenship will heal this discomfort wound between us and within the Haitian society.

No matter how anyone look at it, dual citizenship is a win-win issue for Haiti and not the other way around.

Tiba, March 28 2009, 8:16 AM

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The Dark Knight, my! my! my! Dark Knight why are you coming on here propaganding flawed information? First and... read more >
Tiba, 27-Mar-09 8:26 am
Dark Knight, I have read the 21 pages of the US Constitution and the ARTICLE III, SECTION 3 you referred to states... read more >
Legrand P. Salvant, 27-Mar-09 8:29 am
Oke Legrand & Tiba Maybe I've gotten a reading problem. My bad! I think I was understood when I said the dual... read more >
The Dark Knight, 27-Mar-09 8:08 pm
It is only a question what is on the table and what is our specific rights and obligations. Dual citizenship that... read more >
Jean-esdrace Germain Charles, 27-Mar-09 10:05 pm
If the treaty is one sided, it is only because the person who was signing such a contract on bealf of Haiti simply was... read more >
Jean-esdrace Germain Charles, 27-Mar-09 10:21 pm
Jean-Esdrace, I don't want you to think that the treaties were signed as/to be "one-sided" intentionally. These... read more >
Tiba, 28-Mar-09 7:40 am
Dark knight, You asked "I am wondering how, for instance, a high profile Haitian official, who holds a US citizenship... read more >
Tiba, 28-Mar-09 8:16 am
I really appreciate the way Tiba took the time to clarify this question asked by the previous friend. It is beautiful... read more >
Jean-esdrace Germain Charles, 28-Mar-09 11:37 am
My question now would be" if the treties were not intentionally signed as/to be 'one sided", why are we not able to do... read more >
Jean-esdrace Germain Charles, 28-Mar-09 11:50 am
Jean-Estradace I can agree with you more! however, the enforcement of treaties don't lie in the hand of the people... read more >
Tiba, 28-Mar-09 12:12 pm
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