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07-28-2009, 06:20 PM
The National Revisory Assembly working on the Constitutional Reform might propose a broadening of the rule of jus soli that would grant amnesty to thousands of children born to undocumented foreigners in Dominican territory. Assembly Verification Commission chairman Frank Martinez says this was in the works among legislators.
In order to grant the amnesty to the children of illegal foreigners, the National Assembly would revise Article 16 that covers nationality in a second reading. Martinez said, "In the Verification Commission there is an awareness that the Ministry of the Interior regulations on undocumented foreigners do not respond to the vision held by the majority of Dominicans. He said that the issues surrounding the birth of these children of illegal foreign residents need to be resolved, because they are documented in the Civil Registry and are covered by the Immigration Law of 1938. He said that as a result, the Revisory Assembly would seek a provisional amnesty that will cover all the cases of children born to illegal foreigners.
Martinez added that a second reading would review the disposition that released legislators from accountability on their use of public funds.
El Caribe reports that of the 274 articles included in the new Constitution President Leonel Fernandez sent to Congress, 32 still remain to be reviewed and passed in the first reading.
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In order to grant the amnesty to the children of illegal foreigners, the National Assembly would revise Article 16 that covers nationality in a second reading. Martinez said, "In the Verification Commission there is an awareness that the Ministry of the Interior regulations on undocumented foreigners do not respond to the vision held by the majority of Dominicans. He said that the issues surrounding the birth of these children of illegal foreign residents need to be resolved, because they are documented in the Civil Registry and are covered by the Immigration Law of 1938. He said that as a result, the Revisory Assembly would seek a provisional amnesty that will cover all the cases of children born to illegal foreigners.
Martinez added that a second reading would review the disposition that released legislators from accountability on their use of public funds.
El Caribe reports that of the 274 articles included in the new Constitution President Leonel Fernandez sent to Congress, 32 still remain to be reviewed and passed in the first reading.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)