The regulation approved by the National Council of Migration is anti-national, dangerous, and unconstitutional, according to Deputy Pelegrin Castillo who representes the Fuerza Nacional Progresista in Congress. Listin Diario reports that Castillo has asked President Leonel Fernandez to reject the proposal as it sends out the wrong signal to the world, with the implication that Haiti’s problems can be solved in the DR. He opposes the concession of permanent residency to foreigners who have been living in the country illegally for more than five years, as established in the regulation.