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As a foreign worker in Haiti, speaking for myself, speaking for the workers, our organization is about 95 percent Haitian, but even foreign workers driving through, we have had very minimal security issues.

Sean Penn

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Sean Penn
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 17
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