buenoha previously said:

Dear haitian forista. Please stop asking about the personal life of other foristas. This is not a place to discuss personal life history, since we are discussing greater issues.

I suggest you all try to get some higher education (go to university!) if you have not yet done it sofar. A more scientific approach to issues would do you guys a lot of good. You are always making assumptions about everything and everybody, and you speak on an emotional way, not a rational one. Before claiming to make a sound statement you should study the field and find acceptable evidence for yourself or base your comments on evidence from other studies.

You speak of the Antilles. Never been there.
You speak of illegality: never been one.

I can advice you to stop asking personal questions which do not contribute to the discussion in any way.

ny4life previously said:



I don't think illegal immigration is right. The disapora should know how it feels to be illegal and should emphasize with the illegal Haitians? I understand what you are saying but Jabao, it's two different scenarios, Dominicans are leaving to developed countries to get opportunities to live and work. These developed countries are not really threaten by the arrival of illegal immgration as it helps fill a void for low paying jobs and allows for illegals to perform jobs a typical American or European citizen wouldn't do. Along the way, illegal or immigrates in general do sufffer from discriminations simply b/c they are not a native. The issue with Haitians coming to DR in large numbers is the following:

DR is also poor like Haiti and is not able to maintain and provide for its people. As a result, the illegal arrival for Haitians is a burden on the every day life of the typical Dominican.
Jobs are taken away from the less skilled Dominicans (majority) due to low wages being paid to Haitians. Dominicans don't want to do that work b/c it is ridiculously low and not enough to provide for a family in DR while Haitians are happy just to have an opportunity to work and send a few pesos back home. Most of the times, they don't even make enough to provide for their families.
The historical resentment is another negative factor.
The soverignty of the nation, cultural and historical are being threaten by the massive influx of illegal immigration. It's the idea that there was a border there for a reason and Dominicans are not ready to open it up to massive immigration b/c the services (jobs, healthcare, a better life) Haitians are looking for in DR are not readily avaliable in DR for Dominicans.
Lastly, Haiti is unable to maintain stability and provide for its people. Currently, there is no Prime Minister in Haiti, therefore, there isn't a recognized gov't in Haiti.

What I am saying Jabao, is that the developed countries are not experiencing the same type of threat from illegal immigration as I stated above. There is no threat of losing soverignty, no bitter resentments, and the job opportunities avaliable to illegals don't adversely affect the overall population. That's the major difference between immigrating to a develop country where opportunities are endless versus a poor developing country where opportunities are not readily avaliable for the natives.