The percentage of people in the Dominican Republic is 8.2 million.
I really don?t want to offend anyone because I know this subject is taboo!!
But the fact is that when the old ways die in the D.R, a different environment will be established. The newer generation of Dominicans understands that to become a greater power they must integrate themselves with another country. Obviously the first country that comes to mind is the United States. We have bashed Puerto Rico for becoming a commonwealth of the U.S. But the truth is, was it such a wrong move on their part, when the good out weighed the bad. They have not lost their freedom or Independence for these traits are a state of mind not body.
And though many will not admit this, D.R will eventually take the same route as Puerto Rico and become a common wealth. I know that many of you will freak out about this statement but it is a fact that with a few more years the integration of the Dominican culture with the United States culture will be complete. To clarify this a little further... with so many Dominicans immigrating to the United States each year and adopting the American way of life, the majority of Dominicans will eventually vote to become a common wealth. Most of the opposition will come from the Dominican government who will not like to lose their total control over their flock.
Here are a few of the signs..........
-An estimated 700,000 Dominicans, almost 10 percent of the 7.5 million population of the Dominican Republic, are believed to have emigrated since 1985. About 400,000 were admitted as legal immigrants to the US. Over half of these settled in New York City.
-The Hispanic origin population is projected to increase rapidly over the 1995 to 2025 projection period, accounting for 44 percent of the growth in the Nation's population (32 million Hispanics). The Hispanic origin population is the second fastest-growing population, in every region over the 30-year period in the United States. If this is the case how many of them will be Dominicans?
-In Reyna's words: "If you... feel the need to adopt the nationality of the United States in order to confront the vicissitudes of that society stemming from the end of the welfare era, do not feel tormented by this.... Do it with a peaceful conscience, for you will continue being Dominicans, and we will welcome you as such when you set foot on the soil of our republic."(From a leaders mouth.)
- A 1997 Gallup-Hay poll found that more than half of adult Dominicans would emigrate to the US if they had the chance. And compared to their impoverished homeland, the money is good for Dominicans in New York ? a medical doctor from the Dominican Republic can quadruple his salary working as a livery cab driver in Harlem. According to Romana Hernandez, assistant professor of Latino Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dominicans are more entrepreneurial than other Hispanic groups in New York: "Seven percent of Dominicans own their businesses, compared with 5.8 percent of other Hispanics." Dominicans in the US send home an estimated $1.5 billion every year.?
There is so much out there to research but i will just leave at this and not drag it out any futher. Domicans know two things their pride in their country and thier pride in their history.... but i hate to say this.this does not provide food on their table. And while the rest of the world is advancing,taking giant steps. Dominican Republic is fighting to take baby steps!!!!
Once again please do not get offended!
D.R becoming a Commonwealth is just food for thought!!!!!
I really don?t want to offend anyone because I know this subject is taboo!!
But the fact is that when the old ways die in the D.R, a different environment will be established. The newer generation of Dominicans understands that to become a greater power they must integrate themselves with another country. Obviously the first country that comes to mind is the United States. We have bashed Puerto Rico for becoming a commonwealth of the U.S. But the truth is, was it such a wrong move on their part, when the good out weighed the bad. They have not lost their freedom or Independence for these traits are a state of mind not body.
And though many will not admit this, D.R will eventually take the same route as Puerto Rico and become a common wealth. I know that many of you will freak out about this statement but it is a fact that with a few more years the integration of the Dominican culture with the United States culture will be complete. To clarify this a little further... with so many Dominicans immigrating to the United States each year and adopting the American way of life, the majority of Dominicans will eventually vote to become a common wealth. Most of the opposition will come from the Dominican government who will not like to lose their total control over their flock.
Here are a few of the signs..........
-An estimated 700,000 Dominicans, almost 10 percent of the 7.5 million population of the Dominican Republic, are believed to have emigrated since 1985. About 400,000 were admitted as legal immigrants to the US. Over half of these settled in New York City.
-The Hispanic origin population is projected to increase rapidly over the 1995 to 2025 projection period, accounting for 44 percent of the growth in the Nation's population (32 million Hispanics). The Hispanic origin population is the second fastest-growing population, in every region over the 30-year period in the United States. If this is the case how many of them will be Dominicans?
-In Reyna's words: "If you... feel the need to adopt the nationality of the United States in order to confront the vicissitudes of that society stemming from the end of the welfare era, do not feel tormented by this.... Do it with a peaceful conscience, for you will continue being Dominicans, and we will welcome you as such when you set foot on the soil of our republic."(From a leaders mouth.)
- A 1997 Gallup-Hay poll found that more than half of adult Dominicans would emigrate to the US if they had the chance. And compared to their impoverished homeland, the money is good for Dominicans in New York ? a medical doctor from the Dominican Republic can quadruple his salary working as a livery cab driver in Harlem. According to Romana Hernandez, assistant professor of Latino Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dominicans are more entrepreneurial than other Hispanic groups in New York: "Seven percent of Dominicans own their businesses, compared with 5.8 percent of other Hispanics." Dominicans in the US send home an estimated $1.5 billion every year.?
There is so much out there to research but i will just leave at this and not drag it out any futher. Domicans know two things their pride in their country and thier pride in their history.... but i hate to say this.this does not provide food on their table. And while the rest of the world is advancing,taking giant steps. Dominican Republic is fighting to take baby steps!!!!
Once again please do not get offended!
D.R becoming a Commonwealth is just food for thought!!!!!
We'll soon be as cheap as mexican labor.