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Haiti has the youngest age structure in the Caribbean, almost 70 percent of Haiti's people are under the age of 30. Eventhough it represents a significant advantage for the country, however, opportunities are necessary for them to become successful. Haiti is a country in which nearly everything needs help, and for those who can afford it, leaving the country has become their only option. According to Chilean immigration officials, 48,000 Haitians are expected to move to Chile in 2017. The majority of Haitian migrants who come to chile are young, 80 percent of them are between the age of 15 and 30 years old. To obtain firsthand account of this alarming situation, I am conversing with young people and so far the ones that I've approached are talking. Following a basketball game in Petion ville, 17 year old, Edouard Ciné Ravix (holding the ball) expressed his frustration regarding the dire present economic situation and said "I want to become a professional basketball player, and if the opportunity ever comes to leave, I am out of here"