ocr: Most Haitians are the descendants of. Africans; a few have European roots, primarily French. The majority of the population lives 111 extreme poverty: Haitii is the poorest country in the Americas; Port-au-Frince has the worst slums in the Caribbean. Social tensions run high, and focus on class rather than race. In recent years, the combination ofpolitical repression and a collapsing economy has led many to emigrate ilegally to the USA, or across the border to the neighboring Dominican Republic.
