New Jersey Dominicans Unite to Support DR Immigraton Law

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New Jersey Dominicans Unite to Support DR Immigraton Law

By: EDITOR AL MOMENTO Date:July 31, 2015In: Dominicans Abroad 2 Comments

By ANGEL BERTO ALMONTE

PATERSON, New Jersey.- In order to "get you out in front" to a resolution submitted by two American Assembly that seeks to condemn the Dominican Republic for alleged mistreatment of Haitians, more than 50 leaders linked to the sectors of social life Policy met last night in this city

The meeting, organized by the vice mayor of Paterson, Pedro Rodriguez, was held in the club Pro Ranchete development.

The emergency meeting was convened because Senator Lesniak and Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter announced at a press conference that they would present a resolution condemning Dominican Republic for violation of human rights and alleged lynching of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent .

One of the paragraphs of the resolution that seek to meet lawmakers said that "where this rule and law has contributed to a climate of hostility against Haitians and Dominicans affected, resulting in violence, including lynchings and mob attacks"

The activity began with a chronological explanation from Rodriguez of the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic, Dominican defining who is and who is not, and the National Reorganization Plan.

Then, the permanent ambassador to the UN, Frank Cortorreal, and the Consul General of the Dominican Republic in New York, Eduardo Selman, pointed out some technical aspects and focused their speeches on solidarity that has had the Dominican people with Haitians.

Cortorreal and Selman also stressed the negative campaign being subject Dominicans and actions is launching the government of his country to counter it.

Also made use of the word Manny Segura, president-elect of the State of New Jersey Officers, an organization with a membership of more than 50 officers throughout the Garden State.

Segura referred to the resolution that is being presented to the state legislature and criticized lawmakers who promote it never consulted with groups of Dominican descent for verification of the data supplied to them groups of Haitian descent, making this legislation a unilateral and truthfulness little character.

Among the arguments expressed and data shared during the meeting included more than 364,000 Haitian immigrants have been documented in the Dominican Republic, which since November 2013 has not been a case of deportation Dominican Republic and more than 65,000 people born in the territory Dominican undocumented Haitian parents have been equipped with Dominican citizenship.

Also, there is no documented case of a stateless person, more than 44,000 children and young Haitians cross the border daily to attend free Dominican campuses and at the end of the day they return to Haiti.

At the meeting were present also the deputy UN ambassador, Marcos Montilla; Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco; the director of the Passaic County Freeholders, Hector Lora; the Freeholder Hudson County Tilo Rivas; the president of the Newark Board of Education, Ariagna Perello; Councillors Alex Mendez, Reynaldo Martinez, Felicia Candelario, Cristina Peralta, Tania Melo, and Commissioners Margarita Guzman Joel Ramirez and Ramon Guzman.

Elsa Mantilla also participated, the Dominican State Parade; Under Caama?o, Dominican Brotherhood; Elsa Batista, House of Culture of New Jersey; Luis Nunez, Pro-Development Company Ranchete and Oshin Castillo of Dominican Political Representation.

In addition, Santos Joaqu?n, the Progressive Movement of Paterson; Carlos Cruz, of the Association for the Development and Promotion of the Hispanic community; William de la Rosa, the Preventive Security Citizen Corps; Toni Leon, Hairdressers Association of New Jersey; Diana Lynch, the Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey and representatives of the main political parties in the Dominican Republic.

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