Nairobi, March 17 -- For the US, the push for stability in Haiti is a selfish one - to get Haitians remain at home and not add to the ballooning border crossings by migrants.

Since mid-2022, more than 357,000 asylum-seekers from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela are reported to have legally entered the US - the majority being Haitians at 138,000 - in a programme that allows in 30,000 people from these countries every month.

Some 21 Republican-led states mounted - and lost - a challenge in court against the programme last week. But it is the illegal immigration that is more worrying, especially in an election year.

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