From Reuters:
“Dominican
Republic to construct fence along border with Haiti”
The Dominican
Republic will begin constructing a fence along its 376-kilometer (234 mi)
border with Haiti later this year to curb unauthorized migration and illicit
trade, President Luis Abinader said on Saturday. “In a period of two years, we
want to put an end to the serious problems of illegal immigration, drug
trafficking and the movement of stolen vehicles,” Abinader said in a
presentation to Congress. Construction of the border fence, whose cost has not
been disclosed, will begin in the second half of 2021, Abinader said. The barrier
will include a double-fence in the “most conflictive” sections, along with
motion sensors, facial recognition cameras and infrared systems, he added,
speaking on the 177th anniversary of the country’s independence from Haiti.
According to
government estimates, about 500,000 Haitian immigrants resided in the Dominican
Republic as of 2018, along with tens of thousands of their children born in the
Caribbean country. A large part of the Haitian community, which makes up about
5% of the total population, does not have residency permits. The announcement
came a month after the government agreed to help Haiti provide identity
documents to its citizens living in Dominican territory.
^ Another
border wall/fence to stop illegal trade and migration. Whether right or wrong it
is another example of what countries have to do to protect themselves. ^
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