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04-26-2007, 06:10 PM
A workshop on Dominicans who have been repatriated from the United States sponsored by the UASD University's Faculty of Judicial and Political Sciences and UNIBE University's Center for Research and Social Studies has concluded that deportees are not the main cause of the increase in violence in the country. As reported in Hoy newspaper, more than 35,000 have been obliged to return to the DR in the last year, and of these, only 1% is known to have committed crimes after their return. Another detail is that 30-40% of the deportees have found ways to return to the US for family and work reasons. More than 25% of deportees had lived in the United States for at least 20 years, according to the research.
Researcher Vielka Polanco and the president of the Bienvenido Seas Foundation, Rene Vicioso stated that when deportees arrive in the DR, their rights are violated. Polanco explained that when they arrive they are "fichado" at the Police, which becomes a major obstacle for them in finding work and getting access to education, health and other services. Jose Poche of the National Police told attendees at the workshop that the police is aware of this situation and does not carry out "fichas", but defined it as a registration procedure to help them know the whereabouts of people who are deported from the US.
Statistics show that 77% of people who are repatriated have committed a crime in the US - such as drugs, murder, kidnapping, violence, illegal weapons possession, forgery and traffic accidents. Most deportees are men and 52% have served jail sentences for drug trafficking. However, 19.3% of the people repatriated in 2004 were deported for their illegal status in the US.
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Researcher Vielka Polanco and the president of the Bienvenido Seas Foundation, Rene Vicioso stated that when deportees arrive in the DR, their rights are violated. Polanco explained that when they arrive they are "fichado" at the Police, which becomes a major obstacle for them in finding work and getting access to education, health and other services. Jose Poche of the National Police told attendees at the workshop that the police is aware of this situation and does not carry out "fichas", but defined it as a registration procedure to help them know the whereabouts of people who are deported from the US.
Statistics show that 77% of people who are repatriated have committed a crime in the US - such as drugs, murder, kidnapping, violence, illegal weapons possession, forgery and traffic accidents. Most deportees are men and 52% have served jail sentences for drug trafficking. However, 19.3% of the people repatriated in 2004 were deported for their illegal status in the US.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)