There has long been a proposal - an incentive - on the part of the Dominican Republic - to develop the border area. The first part of this - the Groupo M plant in Dajabon - Ouanaminthe.. is actually in Haiti although the entrance inside Dominican territory.
There has just been a presentation of a new plan Haiti - Economy : Ambitious bilateral project on the border - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7
here is a video on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVjuPcLmuU
from another post - there is the information that ..
When comparing the data of the last two censuses in 2002 and 2010, it is concluded that the Dominican population in the border provinces declined by 17,375 in eight years, while foreigners in the same period rose 29.163.
so, clearly, if there is not a strong effort to bring in businesses to this area.. the flow of migrants to the areas where this work will simply continue.
(this project will most certainly attract international investment from the World Bank)
There has just been a presentation of a new plan Haiti - Economy : Ambitious bilateral project on the border - HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7
here is a video on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVjuPcLmuU
from another post - there is the information that ..
When comparing the data of the last two censuses in 2002 and 2010, it is concluded that the Dominican population in the border provinces declined by 17,375 in eight years, while foreigners in the same period rose 29.163.
so, clearly, if there is not a strong effort to bring in businesses to this area.. the flow of migrants to the areas where this work will simply continue.
(this project will most certainly attract international investment from the World Bank)