What happens next?

American officials fear a repeat of the “boat people” exodus of the 1970s, when tens of thousands of Haitians fled Baby Doc’s repression and reached Florida by boat. U.S. and foreign diplomats are pressing Henry to form a unity government of several factions until elections can be held. Jonathan Katz, a journalist who has reported extensively on Haiti, says the U.S. must let Haitians choose their next leader and not force on them someone from “the corrupt class of politicians the U.S. has spent decades elevating.”