US lawmakers to visit Dominican Republic Congress Friday

[bronzeallspice]

With that cast of characters...there is only one "real" reason they are there....the Haitian situation in the DR.

McGovern is well known for his desire to involve himself in those types of issues (Nicaragua, El Salvador).


Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

You are correct. It has to do with the Haitian issue. At least now they understand the need for the
DR to implement the Regularization Plan.


Recognizing the DR's efforts to organize immigration

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized a visit by diplomats in the Dominican Republic to the Ministry of Interior and Police earlier this week to learn about the Dominican Foreigner Legalization Plan that expires on 15 June this year. The Ministry says the plan will not be extended and is encouraging foreigners without legal status in the Dominican Republic to apply. The Dominican government is not charging foreigners for legalizing their status. While the plan was issued mainly to benefit thousands of Haitians who have migrated to the DR without legalizing their status, it is also open to foreigners of all nationalities.

IOM representative Cy Winter and the ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, European Union and Peru were given explanations about the implementation of the plan and were able to witness the efforts made by the Dominican government to legalize immigrants.

Winter said it is a great achievement that so far some 146,000 foreigners living in the DR with irregular status have entered their data in the system.

As reported in Listin Diario, UK ambassador Steven Fisher highlighted the great work carried out by the Dominican authorities and said that all countries should carry out a similar plan to legalize their immigration. He acknowledged the high cost of the plan for the Dominican government and that not all nations can afford such a plan.

US Embassy economic and political counsel Brian S. Quigley Jr. and political officer Sarah Gjorgjijevski also took part, as well as Maria Antonia Calvo from the European Union Delegation to the Dominican Republic and Geanina Guzman from the Embassy of Peru.

Deputy ministers Luis Fernandez and Washington Gonzalez and the executive director of the plan, Samir Santos, explained the process to the visitors.

The diplomats were able to see for themselves the implementation of the process in its different phases.

The program has not progressed faster because of the delays in the Haitian government providing basic documentation such as passports, birth certificates and marriage certificates.

Delegaci?n de diplom?ticos elogia Plan Regularizaci?n - listindiario.com

Source: DR1 news

 

[bronzeallspice]

We will be seeing more of this as the time for the Regularization Plan nears. All ready articles on boycotting the DR has begun. This scheme was done before and was not successful as
the world began to see for themselves the issue in its entirety.



Haiti boycotts Dominican Republic’s push to regularize aliens: Deputy

Santo Domingo.- Deputy Vinicio Castillo on Friday accused Haiti's government of openly boycotting Dominican Republic’s Plan to Regularize Foreigners, bear international pressure on Santo Domingo to extend it and a ban on the deportations of illegal aliens, once the deadline to register expires on June 15.

The lawmaker of the conservative FNP party said Port-au-Prince’s offensive is evidenced by failing to give its citizens the necessary documents so those who live illegally in the country can qualify for legal residency.

He said Haiti’s government also stokes an international campaign to force president Medina to extend the Plan and prolong the main objective, a ban on deportations of undocumented Haitians.

"The statement by Copardom (Dominican Employers Association), published in every newspaper hits the nail on the head when it notes that despite the companies’ interest to regularize Haitian workers, this has been impossible to do with the Haiti Government at a snails’ pace and obstruction," Castillo said.

He warned the government not to yield to blackmail and pressure from international organizations to extend the Plan.

Haitians living in the country have also complained that their country’s authorities are too slow to provide documents required by the Plan.

Social and human rights groups have asked the Government to extend the deadline to help citizens living illegally in the country.

A delegation from the embassies of the United States, Britain, the European Union and Peru visited the Interior and Police Ministry on Thursday and lauded Dominican government’s effort to provide documents for immigrants in the country.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/lo...an-Republics-push-to-regularize-aliens-Deputy

 

[bluemoonnyc]

I wonder if they will have to pay the $10 entry fee?

All of my trips are goodwill tours and I still have to pay

 

[windeguy]

I see you don't wish to respond to my question with anything reasonable as a response.

 

[Marcion]

I see you don't wish to respond to my question with anything reasonable as a response.

Trust me, my fren. That picture is as about as reasonable a response I could come up with this side of a TOS.

 

[windeguy]

Trust me, my fren. That picture is as about as reasonable a response I could come up with this side of a TOS.

Must be CHIP posting under a different stage name.