Dominican Republic enshrined the rule in 2010 by *A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT EXCLUDES CHILDREN OF THOSE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY (including seasonal and temporary workers) FROM CITIZENSHIP.* ...disagreement on how to treat migrant workers and their children... the decision has brought to the surface a unique set of racial tensions and resentment toward the waves of impoverished Haitian migrants that fill menial jobs on this side of the border. An estimated 200,000 people born in this country have Haitian parents. Haitians were BROUGHT OVER ON CONTRACTS for sugar plantations to cut cane under the blistering sun. Many still labor in the fields, while others work as maids, construction workers and in other low-paying jobs (slave rebellion led to Haiti’s founding as a nation). Dominicans historically have viewed their neighbors with qualms, identifying more with their nation’s Spanish colonial past and, despite their own racially mixed heritage, often deriding anyone with dark skin as Haitian.”
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:24:09 +0000