Why we must stay: The case for building Haiti instead of Abandoning it

What happens to a country when too many of the people capable of rebuilding it leave?Why We Must Stay confronts one of Haiti's most difficult questions: how can a nation rebuild when so many of its citizens feel that their best chance for safety, stability, and opportunity lies somewhere else?Jean-Marc Delva does not condemn Haitians who leave. Instead, he examines the conditions that make departure feel necessary and asks what must change to make staying viable, returning practical, and investing worthwhile. That is the central argument of the book.Drawing on research and analysis, Why We Must Stay explores migration, security, education, healthcare, remittances, agriculture, entrepreneurship, government responsibility, diaspora investment, and the enormous human cost of losing the people Haiti needs to rebuild.This is not an argument for closing Haiti's doors or preventing Haitians from seeking opportunities abroad. It is a case for creating a Haiti in which leaving is a choice rather than an expectation-and where Haitians at home and throughout the diaspora can participate in building something stronger.Haiti cannot be rebuilt without Haitians. Those who stayed, those who left, and those who return all have a role.