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The phrase “Haiti is open for business” encapsulates a troubling shift towards a business-focused foreign policy, substituting genuine development efforts with industrial parks that fail to serve local economies adequately. Furthermore, many Haitians are still trapped in the cycle of poverty, with wages remaining appallingly low despite promises of job creation. Leaders like Patrick Eli have spoken out against the undue influence foreign corporations have over development policies, highlighting how these approaches alienate the very people they are designed to help.