Dominicans are a blend of many different racial groups. I think its not correct to place a single racial label on them for the sake of bashing them. There are a great deal of Dominicans living in both the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the United States who are extremely successful. They made the necessary sacrifices to enjoy the successes they experience today and I have a great deal of respect for them.

Some of these individuals do'nt have the education that most others have who are successful, but they did other things right and now have been rewarded for it. Dominicans are some very beautiful and loving people and I enjoy their continued hospitality.

I despise those who are racists, who judge people by the color of their skin and will continue to do so. But to sat here and bash an entire group of people is wrong. There are a number of posters here who are not decent individuals, but they do not in anyway represent the vast majority of Dominicans I have met here in the D.R. who are kind, decent , loving and happy people. They are of many ancestry, Black, European, Indian, Chinese, Jewish, Italian, and many others. They are Dominicans.

Racism has no place in a civilized society and I think that people who engage in it are doing a great disservice to the latino community. We are in this struggle together. the struggle for a better life for our families, jobs and a better education and opportunity for our kids, better government for our people, Latinos Unidos, hoy, manana y siempre! Brasilenos4ever!!!!!!!!!!

According to the US Census Bureau the number of Dominicans in Puerto Rico is considerably lower than the article that began this thread suggests:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=ACS_2006_EST_G00_&-mt_name=ACS_2006_EST_G2000_C03001&-CONTEXT=dt&-tree_id=306&-currentselections=ACS_2006_EST_G2000_C03001&-geo_id=04000US72&-search_results=01000US&-format=&-_lang=en

Why do you want to lose money like that?

Dominicans illegally in Puerto Rico should absolutely be detained and deported effective immediately. But as stated above by La Chilidrina herself the numbers are incredibly different. We have much more Haitians among us.

You should be the first to be detained and deported!!!!!

I think many (not most so those quick to attack should learn to rationalize their thought processes) Dominicans feel superior to Haitians because of the obvious disparities between the two neighbors and the migration burden the western half puts on the eastern half. Many of those same Dominicans think their country is the best in the world, obviously disregarding or downplaying the severity of the social issues that plagues their society much as almost every other developing society. However what does "better" really mean? Wealth? Living standards? If that's the case then yes, Dominicans are better than Haitians generally speaking. However the character of Haitians in general (at least in Haiti, discounting the migrants) are the same as every other Caribbean people; warm, humble, proud of their history, hardworking. Economics has nothing to do with character. Americans are no more "better" than citizens of so-called failed states in terms of who they are as a people. And those Dominicans that chastise, degrade, and demean Haitians in such racist, bigoted, hateful manners only portray their own insecurities of themselves, and their people, and actually represent their country negatively. You shouldn't have to insult and demonize another country in order to feel better about yours. I know who I am talking too, so those rational, open-minded Dominicans should pay no mind to my post, and my post refers to all nationalities.

Whatever Morenito with a complex. They commited a crime, send them back. They don't get to stay just because they were extra nice.

Por favor!

So I could also say that they are less then 1 million haitians in D.r

Still too many! Not because they're black, but because a majority I see are jobless (in the area my family resides especially).

The key to the video is the end!