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04-06-2011, 04:50 PM
The Jesuit Service for Refugees and Migrants issued a statement yesterday expressing their approval for the Migration Bill that will cover the registration and documentation of all foreigners in the Dominican Republic. The document was approved by the National Migration Council in 2006. Francisco Henry from the Jesuit Refugee Service said that the Service and other organizations that deal with migrants have been calling for these regulations for a long time.
He said that the regulations that will support the 2004 Migration Law has several positive aspects, including being able to establish just how many foreigners live in the country, since nobody really knows. Without the regulations it was not possible to carry out a census as required by the Migration Law.
He was, however, against the repatriations that are part of the regulations. The Jesuits tend to reject repatriations due to concerns about human rights violations. Repatriations in the DR are rare and very limited, due to reduced funding in the Department of Migration budget. Likewise, the deportations are considered more trouble than they are worth, because many deportees return to the DR within a short time.
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He said that the regulations that will support the 2004 Migration Law has several positive aspects, including being able to establish just how many foreigners live in the country, since nobody really knows. Without the regulations it was not possible to carry out a census as required by the Migration Law.
He was, however, against the repatriations that are part of the regulations. The Jesuits tend to reject repatriations due to concerns about human rights violations. Repatriations in the DR are rare and very limited, due to reduced funding in the Department of Migration budget. Likewise, the deportations are considered more trouble than they are worth, because many deportees return to the DR within a short time.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)