NewsWhore
03-04-2009, 01:40 PM
According to a 2008 human rights report released by the United States State Department, an estimated 1 million unregistered and stateless Haitian nationals are living in the DR. The report says that although these people technically "exist" they are not registered in any books. The report indicates that these people of Haitian descent who live in the DR don't have proper documentation, making even travel within the country difficult. Without documentation, getting married, obtaining employment or entering school becomes a chore. The Dominican Constitution recognizes that anyone born in the DR is granted citizenship, except for the children of diplomats or people in transit. However, there has been a push by campaigners to pressure the government to grant some form of identification for children born in the DR to illegal immigrants. In 2007 the Central Electoral (JCE) ruled that no civil registrar or public official could sign the birth certificate of a child to immigrant parents unless the parent could prove their migratory status.
In a recent interview, the new Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis stated that a priority for her government would be to increase the number of Haitian citizens with civil registration living in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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In a recent interview, the new Haitian Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis stated that a priority for her government would be to increase the number of Haitian citizens with civil registration living in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)