Port-au-Prince.- As the hemisphere's poorest nation and one grappling with political unrest so severe that UN peacekeepers have been deployed, Haiti has sent workers to the Dominican Republic for decades.
The migrant flow initially headed for the sugar cane fields but now is also drawn to the island's construction boom and vibrant tourism industry.
No accurate count exists, but non-governmental organizations estimate there are about 500,000 Haitian migrants in the country, more than 5 percent of the population. With growth has come a backlash.
The Dominican Constitution says anyone born in this country is a citizen except those whose parents are "in transit," or in the country temporarily. Under a new strict interpretation, Dominican officials call anyone without a legal ID card "in transit." Observers say that interpretation would include Haitian migrants living in the country illegally for decades.
Written by: Euromax 
, 20 Sep 2008 10:48 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Bonao, provincia M.N
deport all illegal immigrants !! build a wall, defend our country!!~~~ act fast before is to late!,
From: United States
i am taking bets again. i say 100 posts by midnight. any takers?
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 12:22 PM
From: United States
Ditto!
From: United States, Brooklyn
There's more like 2,000,000 Million Haitians in DR.
DREAD i'll take your bet. If i win i don't wanna hear from you ever again.... Keep away from my comments, even though i may reply to yours.... And visa versa...
DEAL?
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 12:27 PM
From: United States
Let the insults, misinformation, xenophobia and racism begin!
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Carlito... Dreads day would not be complete if he could not insult you....he cannot help himself...
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
I will remain above the fray
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Josean:
xenophohia and racism are the best haitian tools to blackmail the whole planet against Dominican Republic and Dominicans, little by little ONU is taking note that haitian bestiality behavior doesn't imply Dominican Republic liability at all.
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 1:01 PM
From: United States
Rubi,
Please try real hard and come up with a new idea for an insult, I am bored!
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Josean:
Same with you and the metro little memin......................how many times a day you repeat metro in every post
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 1:06 PM
From: United States
I am in rehab for Metro detox!
Written by: etiennc, 20 Sep 2008 2:05 PM
From: United States
oh stop it now !
From: United States
this is not moving fast enough. Carlos might win the bet against me. help me, guys. come on GC, you alone are good for 50 postings. don't ley me down!
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 3:05 PM
From: United States
He is consipated today, Dread.
George Bush and John McCain are now Socialist!
Written by: yumnuk3, 20 Sep 2008 3:15 PM
From: United States
This is not an issue that is so black and white. There is a whole lot of gray on this issue that must be taken into consideration. If anybody is going to take on this issue they must consider law and justice but they must also consider human dignity and above all practicality.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
yumnuk not these guys they just start throwing stuff at each other like a big food fight
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Dread you need the Z man and I have not seen him in these parts for some time also the hockey puck from the frozen tundra of edmunchuk Alberta.....where is tonj ...He is always a moderate voice for extremism on this subject come on dread promises not to call you an idiot for a month ....Tonyc will be conspicuous by his absence
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
we all know Dread is not above stuffing the ballot box....he knows all about Chicago politics ....."Vote Early and Vote Often "
From: United States
Has nothing to do with prejudice. But we need to get organized. Therefore build a wall, and give Haitians the opportunity to file for a Dominican Visa or Residency.....or something like that i guess? lol
From: Dominican Republic
Excuseme? There are two million Haitians in DR (not half a million as implied). And out of those 2 millions, 288,000 are employed in agricultural, tourism, and construction area! There are large numbers of them ambulating the Dominican cities (looking for a living). Whoever said half a million, SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE!!!!!
Excuseme again? Anyone who does not rectify their status with immigration IS IN TRANSIT IN DR!!! IF you are not interested in legalizing your status it means you don't want to be legal => you are in transit!!
From: Dominican Republic
We are not going to swallow 2 million foreigners and we will not allow the foreigners to use our constitution against us! We will modify the constitution to let the foreigners and foreign agencies know that we will not reward the violation of our sovereignty, kidness, 285, and the open border.
I must remind you that before 1985, Dominicans used to do all the work (except sugar) in the agriculture, tourism, and construction.
Written by: ABR23, 20 Sep 2008 5:08 PM
From: Puerto Rico
I just got back from DR, been going every other week. Had my chain snatched, my fault for wearing it.
But the Haitian Invasion is over. Hispaniola is an island of Haitians, the ones on the eastern portion speak Spanish.
I like the wall idea,but like the Mexican wall we may have a dillema. Who would perform that hard manual labor, for little pay and in terrible human conditions? I just can not see whooooo?
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Let's blame the only person that gives a C..P about Dominican identity and sovereign protection, the only one is "Leonelcito Fernandez" for being weak, innacurate and lazy with this quite annoying issue.................hopefully one day He can be impeached for being a traitor
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
where is Dread .....will he personally make the other 75 posts just to win the bet ......could he stoop so low .....Dread is a limbo dancer ....How low can he go ?.... Carlito you will be be able to whack on old Dread like a pinata ..... and he will remain silent unable to use his stock responses ....the peanut gallery will cheer you on...Wack him again Carlito.....I can see it now....I t will be a sad day for old Dread....maybe his running schweinhund Igor {josean] will help him
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
Gc:
You always have great lines and comments
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Written by: dreadlocks, 20 Sep 2008 10:57 AM
From: United States
i am taking bets again. i say 100 posts by midnight. any takers?
Report as spam/innapropiate
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 12:22 PM
From: United States
Ditto!
Written by: CarlosFranco, 20 Sep 2008 12:23 PM
From: United States
There's more like 2,000,000 Million Haitians in DR.
DREAD i'll take your bet. If i win i don't wanna hear from you ever again.... Keep away from my comments, even though i may reply to yours.... And visa versa...
DEAL?...........................................................................................................................,, by: dreadlocks, 20 Sep 2008 2:59 PM
From: United States
this is not moving fast enough. Carlos might win the bet against me. help me, guys. come on GC, you alone are good for 50 postings. don't ley me down!
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
It is curtains for you and your little buddy Igor [josean]....you both made the bet .....yes josean the little ditto head as Rush would say
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
and we will be saying at midnite " If you had Dread and Schweinhund and 100.?..... You lost ! "
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
only 72 more to go.....come on Dread .....come on josean ....SOON THE BEWITCHING HOUR
Written by: josean, 21 Sep 2008 3:18 AM
From: United States
He can't live without us Dread, please take him out for his walk.
From: United States
The way everybody is talking i suspect the next step will be ethnic cleansing.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
for Dread and his assistant[Igor] josean yes.....they lost the wager
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Dread and Schweinhund must now pay the piper
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Pay up you welchers.......WWWW...........it is the Pinata stick for you guys
From: United States
thanks for trying to help me win the bet, GC. 13 posts out of a total of 34 is good effort on your part.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
I thought fror sure you would stuff the ballot box Dread.....You learned your politics where whole cemeteries vote...a couple of times
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
you must now live in fear of when Carlito will strike....this is of no importance to josean [Igor] your more than willing assistant ....If he had a brain he would be dangerous and the PRD does not pay him much to humiliate himself the way he does....groveling in the mud for the Hippo...when he used to live here he was a squeegee man at Lincoln and 27.....He threw in the first sponge at the grand opening of the Cuesta Hosewares store......so its a step up for him.
Written by: josean, 21 Sep 2008 11:42 AM
From: United States
Nothing like the smell of Napalm in the morning!
Written by: Lautaro, 21 Sep 2008 1:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Come on, mr. Harrington, don´t be so pessimistic. After all, there´s another Metro on the horizon, and where do you think Leonel will get the necessary workforce to build it?
From: United States, Brooklyn
I win Dread.... Perhaps you overestimated how controversial this issue is for DT bloggers...
and
Remember NO RESPONSES from you!!!
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
dont forget Igor or Ditto boy...josean the low grade moron....he jumped in and big mouthed the wager as well ....show no mercy he is also a WWW
Written by: josean, 21 Sep 2008 6:59 PM
From: United States
Of all the post I have made, to this is infantile issue you address yourself, while your 28 years of Republican revolution goes down in flames!
Written by: josean, 21 Sep 2008 7:04 PM
From: United States
Te vamos a dar como a pillo de película, republicanito necio!
Written by: Lautaro, 21 Sep 2008 7:16 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
I don´t know josean, if there´s something that the gringos have done on this decade is giving a new meaning to the word stubborn. Imagine, if they were capable of electing the incredibly inept W twice, they might as well prefer to sink themselves with their ship before putting a black man in the not-so-White-and-pristine-anymore House. They give new meaning to the expression: "This isn't over until the fat lady sings".
Written by: yumnuk3, 21 Sep 2008 8:55 PM
From: United States
Isn't it funny to see grown men acting like little kids?
Written by: talia, 21 Sep 2008 9:25 PM
From: United States, NY
"Backlash against Haitians continues in Dominican Republic " what? Did anyone think it stopped. Duh, obviously its still going on. slow news day I guess.
redundant, redundant, redundant. (starting to yawn) This repetitve content is part of the reason why ppl. like cibeno don't frequent this site anymore. Is anyone else tired of complaining, defending, and just going on a constant tyrade about this. ayiyi.
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DREAD i'll take your bet. If i win i don't wanna hear from you ever again.... Keep away from my comments, even though i may reply to yours.... And visa versa...
DEAL?
xenophohia and racism are the best haitian tools to blackmail the whole planet against Dominican Republic and Dominicans, little by little ONU is taking note that haitian bestiality behavior doesn't imply Dominican Republic liability at all.
Please try real hard and come up with a new idea for an insult, I am bored!
Same with you and the metro little memin......................how many times a day you repeat metro in every post
George Bush and John McCain are now Socialist!
Excuseme again? Anyone who does not rectify their status with immigration IS IN TRANSIT IN DR!!! IF you are not interested in legalizing your status it means you don't want to be legal => you are in transit!!
I must remind you that before 1985, Dominicans used to do all the work (except sugar) in the agriculture, tourism, and construction.
But the Haitian Invasion is over. Hispaniola is an island of Haitians, the ones on the eastern portion speak Spanish.
I like the wall idea,but like the Mexican wall we may have a dillema. Who would perform that hard manual labor, for little pay and in terrible human conditions? I just can not see whooooo?
You always have great lines and comments
From: United States
i am taking bets again. i say 100 posts by midnight. any takers?
Report as spam/innapropiate
Written by: josean, 20 Sep 2008 12:22 PM
From: United States
Ditto!
Written by: CarlosFranco, 20 Sep 2008 12:23 PM
From: United States
There's more like 2,000,000 Million Haitians in DR.
DREAD i'll take your bet. If i win i don't wanna hear from you ever again.... Keep away from my comments, even though i may reply to yours.... And visa versa...
DEAL?...........................................................................................................................,, by: dreadlocks, 20 Sep 2008 2:59 PM
From: United States
this is not moving fast enough. Carlos might win the bet against me. help me, guys. come on GC, you alone are good for 50 postings. don't ley me down!
I win Dread.... Perhaps you overestimated how controversial this issue is for DT bloggers...
and
Remember NO RESPONSES from you!!!
redundant, redundant, redundant. (starting to yawn) This repetitve content is part of the reason why ppl. like cibeno don't frequent this site anymore. Is anyone else tired of complaining, defending, and just going on a constant tyrade about this. ayiyi.