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Bishop says Haitians are coming ´more than ever´

Santo Domingo.- Mao-Montecristi(northwest) diocese bishop Diomedes Espinal on Monday said more Haitians areentering the country than before, including those who had returned voluntarilywhen the government plan to register immigrants concluded.

"They continueto work on farms, in livestock and agriculture. Everything goes smoothly," said the also president of the Dominican Catholic Church´s Pastoral for Migrants.

"We are now seeingincreased immigration of Haitians, because I think that many of the Haitianswho went voluntarily (Haiti) was to take what they had in case, and are returning(to Republic Dominican)."

"These days we´reseeing more Haitians arrive maybe more than before. I know because I drivearound all the roads and alleys and I see Haitians arriving daily," theprelate said.

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