NewsWhore
09-19-2006, 06:40 PM
A recent study by the Quisqueya Foundation, published in the Diario Digital RD, reported that there are more than 1,500,000 Dominicans living outside the Dominican Republic, and that the number of immigrants from the Dominican Republic grew by 17.5 percent between 2000 and 2005. The study reports that the expatriate Dominican community grew to 1,371,441 people during the same time-span, and that the growth in percentage represents an increase of 257,364 people. Frank Valenzuela is the president of the Quisqueya group, and economist Hector Frias is the executive director.
The report is based on statistics from the American Community Survey from the United States Census Bureau, the National Statistics Institute, the Spanish Interior Ministry, as well as the German Federal Statistics Office, and the EU Statistics Office. Other sources included the census offices of Panama, Venezuela, and Canada, as well studies by the Office of International Migration, which analyses migration trends from Latin America.
The report notes that the strongest Dominican migration flow is towards the United States, and that the number of Dominican immigrants in the US increased by 2% during the five-year span. The report also specifies that the Dominican community in Puerto Rico grew by 6%, which represents 16,088 people, bringing the total amount of Dominicans in Puerto Rico to 91,632
The Dominican community in Spain grew by 5% during this period, making Spain the third most popular destination for Dominican migrants. The Dominican communities in Italy and Germany experienced a 45% growth between 2000-2005, increasing to 20,159 people.
Venezuela and Panama reported a Dominican population of 29,384, an increase of 5,791 people, while Dominicans in Canada increased to 16,574 people.
In the light of increasing Dominican migration, the report urges the Dominican government to hold a summit to plan public policies that would facilitate the development and sustainability of expatriate communities alongside the development of the Dominican Republic.
Valenzuela and Frias call for the creation of a National Secretariat for Dominicans in the Exterior, which would serve as an intermediary for Dominican policy in the country and Dominicans abroad. The economist also urged leaders of the various Dominican communities abroad to join their political, social, economic, institutional and cultural resources with those similar resources in the country, which would be beneficial to all involved.
On the heels of the report, Brunson McKinley, Director General of the Office of International Migration, will be arriving in the Dominican Republic to meet with the vice-president, the Police and Interior Minister, the director of the Migration office, and members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the concept of "migration for development."
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The report is based on statistics from the American Community Survey from the United States Census Bureau, the National Statistics Institute, the Spanish Interior Ministry, as well as the German Federal Statistics Office, and the EU Statistics Office. Other sources included the census offices of Panama, Venezuela, and Canada, as well studies by the Office of International Migration, which analyses migration trends from Latin America.
The report notes that the strongest Dominican migration flow is towards the United States, and that the number of Dominican immigrants in the US increased by 2% during the five-year span. The report also specifies that the Dominican community in Puerto Rico grew by 6%, which represents 16,088 people, bringing the total amount of Dominicans in Puerto Rico to 91,632
The Dominican community in Spain grew by 5% during this period, making Spain the third most popular destination for Dominican migrants. The Dominican communities in Italy and Germany experienced a 45% growth between 2000-2005, increasing to 20,159 people.
Venezuela and Panama reported a Dominican population of 29,384, an increase of 5,791 people, while Dominicans in Canada increased to 16,574 people.
In the light of increasing Dominican migration, the report urges the Dominican government to hold a summit to plan public policies that would facilitate the development and sustainability of expatriate communities alongside the development of the Dominican Republic.
Valenzuela and Frias call for the creation of a National Secretariat for Dominicans in the Exterior, which would serve as an intermediary for Dominican policy in the country and Dominicans abroad. The economist also urged leaders of the various Dominican communities abroad to join their political, social, economic, institutional and cultural resources with those similar resources in the country, which would be beneficial to all involved.
On the heels of the report, Brunson McKinley, Director General of the Office of International Migration, will be arriving in the Dominican Republic to meet with the vice-president, the Police and Interior Minister, the director of the Migration office, and members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the concept of "migration for development."
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