Judge Wilson Gomez, a member of the Constitutional Court as well as the vice-president of the Duarte Institute, has called for firmer measures to deal with the massive, illegal immigration of Haitian into Dominican territory. He added that the massive presence of Haitians in the country not only impacts the economy and public health, but also the nation’s security. He argued that although there is illegal immigration from other nations, the “immigration from neighboring Haiti is certainly the most worrisome…”
He said that above all, the country must take measures to control the flow. “Of course,” he said, “it (the Haitian immigration) is an issue of national security due to the risks that are implied.”
Yesterday the Duarte Institute announced a series of activities relating to the celebration this weekend of the birth of the founding father of the DR, Juan Pablo Duarte on 26 January 2018. While the event falls on Friday, 26 January 2018, the Ministry of Labor ordered the holiday be celebrated on Monday, 29 January 2018.
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El Nacional
25 January 2018
