The regulation approved by the National Migration Council is not unconstitutional according to Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda, as reported in Listin Diario. Almeyda thus refutes deputy Pelegrin Castillo (see DR1 Daily News 1 December 2005) by saying that the regulation only mentions the protocol between Haiti and the DR, which is meant to repatriate Haitians. The minister said that he was surprised to hear Castillo’s statements as he had been invited by the commission that wrote up the regulation to present his viewpoint, and did so in writing. According to Almeyda, the deputy never mentioned his objection to issuing residency to Haitians living in the DR for over 10 years. Castillo suggested that this should be done according to a fixed quota, and suggested a maximum of 300,000 people. He was told that a census had to be performed to determine how many Haitians have lived in the country for more than 10 years.