New steps by Migration worries builders and farmers alike

[Dolores]

Reports are that the Migration Ageny authorities detained for deportation proceedings around 3,000 undocumented persons last week.

Likewise, Administrative Minister of the Presidency Andres Bautista announced the government would open Migration Agency (DGM) offices in each of the provinces to strengthen migration control and compliance with the Migration Law 285-04.

Last week, the Presidency announced that the Dominican government was set to deport as many as 10,000 illegal aliens per week. This news was highly upsetting to the nation’s builders and farmers who employ tens of thousands of the foreigners, nearly 100% of Haitian origin.

The Association of Housing Constructors and Promoters of the Cibao (Aprocivici) has told the Listin Diario newspaper that while the group supports the efforts of the country to organize its issues with migration, there must be some...

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[CristoRey]

They've been getting a free ride for decades. Time to pay the Piper.

 

[JLSawmam]

They've been getting a free ride for decades. Time to pay the Piper.

Who are "they?" The immigrant workers, the employers, or both?

 

[CristoRey]

Who are "they?" The immigrant workers, the employers, or both?

This one was geared at the employers.

 

[bob saunders]

This one was geared at the employers.

Yes, best to have an enforced policy that protects both workers and employees. Yes, some products will cost more if the employer wants the same profit level. We are always in this balancing act. Need to pay the teachers more but then we need to charge the clients more. During covid we really took a hit because the teachers still needed to be paid but many clients walked away without paying their previous owed fees. We had just finished a 12 million pesos addition.

 

[NanSanPedro]

The Association of Housing Constructors and Promoters of the Cibao (Aprocivici) has told the Listin Diario newspaper that while the group supports the efforts of the country to organize its issues with migration, there must be some sort of plan that would allow them to continue to have access to their regular workers.


Banana farmers were quick to request government processing and permits for the 14,000 workers on the banana and plantain farms.


It is no secret that most of the foodstuffs harvested in the Dominican Republic are produced by Haitian farm laborers. The very same thing is true in the construction industry, with most construction teams composed of a majority of foreign workers, even government contracts.

So as CR says, they have been disobeying the law for years and now they're concerned? The DR govt didn't know about this?

The National Association of Hotels and Tourism (Asonahores) noted that they only employ foreigner with the correct paperwork, and therefore they do not feel that the announced roundup of illegal immigrants will affect the tourism industry.

Yea, that's exactly why there were 32 Migracion trucks the other day in Bavaro. To check the paperwork.

The main problem resides in the impossibility of people for Haitians to get documentation from the Haitian government. This documentation is required here to begin the regularization process. The situation is decades old, and precedes the present worsening of the crisis in Haiti with the control of gangs.

Even if you have a passport, it's impossible right now to get a visa or work permit. While the Haitian govt is quite corrupt, they are issuing passports.