NewsWhore
10-23-2006, 06:10 PM
The "Bienvenido Sea" (You're welcome) foundation works with 35,000 Dominicans who have been deported from the United States for different crimes or violations of their resident status. The foundation proposes the creation of a job agency and a cooperative that would seek to re-insert these people back into society. Ex-convicts Victor Santos and Rene Vicioso who head up the foundation, spoke of their experiences in US jails, and swore that because they know what can happen to people, what they are proposing to create is a crime prevention program. However, the men reject the accusation that the country's recent crime wave is the result of actions by deportees. Santos served 16 years of an 85-year sentence and feels that since he has served his time, he should not be rejected by society. Speakers at a recent workshop sponsored by the Baldom Company included Dr. Juan Ramirez from the Vanessa Foundation (named for the young girl shot and killed for her cell phone) and psychologist Fiordeliza Feliz. A report from the VOSES (Volunteers for Santiago Safety) group said that violent deaths in the city have fallen to less than 13 per month since the beginning of the anti-violence campaign.
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