What kind of nation did Trujillo want to build and what were the consequences of Trujillo's Haitian and border policies? Use Turits_Bordering the Nation to answer this question.
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Rafael Trujillo wanted to build a strong and unified nation, both through his policies and through efforts to dominate the political culture. He attempted to make Dominican identity more homogeneous by seeking to eliminate perceived threats from outside influences, namely Haitians and those with non-Dominican cultural heritage. To that end he implemented draconian border policies which included the Haitian Massacre of 1937 where thousands of Haitians were killed in an effort to purge the nation of foreign elements, as well as numerous demographic campaigns aimed at encouraging immigration from other countries such as Spain or Italy.