New deputy Vinicio Castillo Seman has submitted a proposal for the construction of a wall along the border with Haiti to increase migratory control, saying that it is a high priority for the country to control entry and exit to the Dominican Republic.
He warned that the naturalization and legalization process could backfire for the Dominican Republic unless there were strict cross-border controls. He said that Haiti should cooperate by providing documentation to its nationals.
Castillo Seman went on to say that most Haitians would be ineligible for the plan as they cannot demonstrate their ties with this country and Haiti is not providing the documentation that they need in order to legalize their status (birth certificates, passports).
He predicted that the international community would back Haiti when it says the documentation is the Dominican Republic’s problem disregarding the mass systematic migration the country faces.
Castillo is new at the Chamber of Deputies. He replaced his brother, Pelegrin Castillo who was named Minister of Energy and Mines.
Castillo Semán somete proyecto para construir muro en la frontera