First phase of border wall is near completion

[Dolores]

Presidential Minister Jose Ignacio Paliza told reporters that the initial phase of the 50 km border fencing is about 84% finished, and is expected to be completed and delivered in February 2025. The Dominican-Haitian border is approximately 390 km long.

As he took part in a survey of the project alongside of Minister of Defense Fernandez Onofre, Paliza said that the government had invested close to RD$2.0 billion in the project (+/-US$32 million) in the construction of the structure that divides the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

In total, the government is expected to invest RD$2.39 billion in the completion of this first phase of the wall, a much-discussed effort to control access to the Dominican Republic and maintain control over the frontier.

At the same time, Paliza announced that the government would soon open a tender for the second...

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[Notengo]

All you need is a wirecutter.

 

[Ecoman1949]

The DR government will need to invest a lot more money, time, and resources into border security over the long haul. The Haitian problem is not going away and, most likely, will never go away. The intervention isn’t going well logistically, corruption of the newly appointed government is hampering the intervention objectives, and funding is due to run out soon as January approaches.

The UN now estimates that child recruitment by the gangs has increased by 70%. That’s how terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah ensure their long term survival. Indoctrinate them when they are young, poor, and vulnerable, train them, and draw them into their cause. A full stomach and an AK-47 gives the children a sense of power and control in desperate circumstances. A powerful psychological tool.

 

[Big]

The DR government will need to invest a lot more money, time, and resources into border security over the long haul. The Haitian problem is not going away and, most likely, will never go away. The intervention isn’t going well logistically, corruption of the newly appointed government is hampering the intervention objectives, and funding is due to run out soon as January approaches.

The UN now estimates that child recruitment by the gangs has increased by 70%. That’s how terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah ensure their long term survival. Indoctrinate them when they are young, poor, and vulnerable, train them, and draw them into their cause. A full stomach and an AK-47 gives the children a sense of power and control in desperate circumstances. A powerful psychological tool.

The problem is not going away. However they are addressing it with a fence and other enforcement efforts. They are not turning a blind eye and rightfully protecting their sovereignty.

 

[JD Jones]

Pretty sure a wirecutter won't work here:

 

[NALs]

All you need is a wirecutter.

Said by every single Haitian would be illegal immigrant when they see those sections of the border “wall.” The wall surrounding many homes is better than that. lol