Between 1957 and 1986, when the Duvaliers ruled Haiti, their political persecution of the opposition and suspected activists resulted in many Haitian professionals, the middle class, and students to emigrate to others countries.
由1957年至1986年，杜瓦利埃父子統治海地時，對反對派和嫌疑分子的政治迫害導致許多海地專業人士，中產階級和學生移民到其他國家。