generoso previously said:

Public opinion has to become more proactive to prevent the Dominican-Haitian volcano that is brewing from erupting full force. As economic conditions deteriorate further because of the world financial crisis, and the political elections in DR gets closer, more labor strikes and civilian disturbances could occur.
The still unresolved continuous Haitian exodus and indifference by both governments, for the containment will help fuel the fires of discord.
The DR and the Haitian government both conveniently do not make an effort to stop the Haitian illegal immigration or take the necessary steps to police the border, so the situation is getting more flammable as time passes. The business sectors and security apparatus of both countries exploit with
impunity the obvious business advantages of cheap Haitian labor, depressing the Dominican worker's income, and exploiting the Haitians. This together with the rising food prices, and great poverty in both the DR and Haiti are creating a desperate situation with a strong probability of civil disobedience and popular uprisings.
The international community including the USA, Canada, Brasil, France and England want the DR to act as "scapegoat" and to absorb the Haitian exodus and mass immigration, to stop the illegal Haitian and Dominican boat people from knocking at their doors, and if we continue to allow this there will be two failed states instead of one in the island.
Documentation of Haitian nationals is not our responsibility, repatriation is. An orderly and peaceful repatriation of Haitians is warranted, but it will be difficult to accomplish until better economic conditions exist in Haiti.
This is why is it our responsibility as well to make the citizens of Haiti aware, that the international community has GIVEN UP on a solution to the Haitian crisis and instead want the DR to "assimilate" the Haitian problem and accept the Haitian nationals invading our country as Dominicans.
Haitians need to understand that their survival as a nation is at stake, and they are the only ones that
need to take responsibility for the welfare of their country, not us.
We in the DR have to wake up as a nation that has been dormant with this issue for way too long, we are facing a challenge of hungry and desperate human beings that have little to lose. The odds could not be any higher as our survival as a nation is at stake.

Caonabohayti previously said:


I bring up this quote from August 4, 2009 to remind everyone where we left off. I had not posted on DT since that time. To refocus, I would like to ask, 'who is Pellegrin Castillo and what is his view on Haitian-Dominican relations?

Lautaro previously said:



Well, for starters, you will not like him at all, cuz' he's a hard-line nationalist. He and his father (Vincho Castillo) spearheaded the antihaitian histeria against Peña Gomez on both the 1994 and 1996 presidential elections. There would be no love to be lost between you two.

Caonabohayti previously said:



Muchas Gracias! I get the point.

generoso previously said:


On the other hand I could arrange an introduction, for a tete a tete meeting between you two.

Caonabohayti previously said:



Would you happen to have a strong enough fire extinguisher to contain the bursting volcano that would result?

Caonabohayti previously said:



Muchas Gracias! I get the point.

Lautaro previously said:



Any time, mon ami. If you have another question about anything, just put it forth, cuz', excepting for the case of a troublesome venezuelan-american racist brat on the main forum, we're all striving for peace, friendship and understanding on this forum from now on. Or at the very least, to maintain quarrels to a minimal level.