To Whom It May Concern:
Please don't make the ignorant assumption that all Dominicans are motoconchistas, barmaids, or gardeners. Generalizations are, by default, incorrect and I must say that I fail to see the humor in denigrating and disregarding ALL Dominicans on account of the poor work ethic and/or lack of competence which we do unfortunately still encounter in many sectors of the Dominican socioeconomic milieu.
But, even if only a demographic minority, the DR does produce people who compete and succeed in the global economy. A substantial number of able engineers, physicians, pilots, information technology professionals, economists and others actually do practice their craft in Europe and Asian countries, and of course in the US and Canada. Their Dominican-acquired set of skills are easily transferable to more sophisticated economies, and even if some on this forum are unaware of this, there are highly qualified middle-class and upper middle-class Dominicans who are well educated, well spoken (sometimes in languages other than Spanish and English) as well as world-savvy and hard-working.
The funny and interesting fact is that Australia apparently recognizes this, and is making a smart effort to recruit beyond their more traditional sources for skilled migrants in the Brish Isles or mainland Europe. They now seek Asians and people from other continents. Europe is doing this too.
To llustrate the case in point; I have a close relative with a Dominican engineering degree with such unique high-tech skills that he has been a project manager in such European countries as Sweden, Belgium, Spain and Denmark. He also has offers for China and Japan,with the luxury to reject them. He is currently in charge of supervising and training European technicians. Yup, the Dominican kid tells the Euros what to do and how to do it. The Europeans opened their doors after the long delays by the US gov't (with its increasingly incoherent immigration policies) in extending his work permit even though several companies are eagerly trying to get him.
I can see why some might find this international labor recruitment campaign as misguided by targeting the DR (better known for masses of uninstructed people), but the 'Roos are smartly casting a wider net and hoping that it pays off.
- Tordok
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