Dominican Republic Succeeds Where Other Countries Have Not in Documenting Migrants and Promoting Human Rights
Jos? Tom?s P?rez
the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States
While many countries around the world are struggling with a distressingly large number of undocumented migrants, the Dominican Republic has concluded a program that will bring those with irregular status out of the shadows and into a legal system that guarantees their human rights, something which other countries have only aspired to accomplish. Over the past year and a half, this program consisted of two policies -- one for those born in the Dominican Republic and a regularization plan for foreigners -- that will provide documentation and a path to citizenship for over 360,000 people who were on the margins of the law.
The story of the individuals who receive a regular status and are on a path to citizenship is inspiring. They can now hold jobs, qualify for a full array of social services and be fully recognized by our legal system. When people receive documentation, they receive more than a piece of paper. They receive a passport to a new life.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josa-tomas-parez-/dominican-republic-succee_b_8118752.html
Jos? Tom?s P?rez
the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States
While many countries around the world are struggling with a distressingly large number of undocumented migrants, the Dominican Republic has concluded a program that will bring those with irregular status out of the shadows and into a legal system that guarantees their human rights, something which other countries have only aspired to accomplish. Over the past year and a half, this program consisted of two policies -- one for those born in the Dominican Republic and a regularization plan for foreigners -- that will provide documentation and a path to citizenship for over 360,000 people who were on the margins of the law.
The story of the individuals who receive a regular status and are on a path to citizenship is inspiring. They can now hold jobs, qualify for a full array of social services and be fully recognized by our legal system. When people receive documentation, they receive more than a piece of paper. They receive a passport to a new life.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josa-tomas-parez-/dominican-republic-succee_b_8118752.html