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05-17-2007, 02:40 PM
The Dominican Republic Association of Industries (AIRD) feels that the anti-Dominican campaign brought on by the film "Slaves in Paradise," is an attempt to portray the Dominican Republic as a slave nation with the intent of affecting the DR's sugar industry. Manuel Diez Cabral, president of AIRD, said that these campaigns are launched in order to benefit the country's competitors. Diez said that the people behind the film are seeking a boycott of Dominican sugar and are trying to ruin the country's image as a tourist destination. "We must make clear that the migration issue in the Dominican Republic has its areas of conflict, as in any other nation, but it is not a problem that has led to social confrontations," stated Diez Cabral.
The pace of illegal immigration from Haiti has increased in recent years, due to the deteriorating situation in Haiti. The DR is currently home to an estimated one million Haitians who flee the lack of jobs and ways to make a living in Haiti.
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The pace of illegal immigration from Haiti has increased in recent years, due to the deteriorating situation in Haiti. The DR is currently home to an estimated one million Haitians who flee the lack of jobs and ways to make a living in Haiti.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)