In Haiti, the dictators are gone, democracy has a new day, the flow of desperate refugees to our shores has subsided. - - President Clinton, 1996 State of the Union Address Why was this statement significant to the American public at the time?

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Gloria Molina

29 April, 15:11

In Haiti, the dictators are gone, democracy has a new day, the flow of desperate refugees to our shores has subsided. - - President Clinton, 1996 State of the Union Address Why was this statement significant to the American public at the time?

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America Petersen · Answer 1

The main reason why this statement was significant to the American public at the time was because Americans at this time were isolationist, and didn't want to feel as though they were getting involved in another foreign conflict.