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Bigger“We don’t want Haitians here, they should go back to Haiti”: Patriotic rally at the Altar of the Fatherland
Santo Domingo.- Protesters from the Old Order began gathering on Sunday at the Altar of the Fatherland. This nationalist movement has called on its supporters to reaffirm patriotic values and reject what they consider a threat to national sovereignty.
César Augusto Marte, one of the participants, made controversial statements, accusing a family with a Spanish surname of favoring “enemies” and suggesting that they “go to Haiti.” These words have generated divided reactions in public opinion.
“That traitorous family with a Spanish surname, giving jobs to the enemy, better get ready,” Marte warned.
The mobilization coincides with a parallel march organized by pro-Haitian groups, intensifying tensions. Leaders of the Old Order, such as Ángelo Vásquez, have emphasized their goal to protect Dominican identity and demand greater commitment from political leaders to the country’s sovereignty.
When/if all the Haitians leaves, who will they blame for their lack of progress…?
Maybe it is time they look at the real issues: corruption, lack of education (only 19% of the Dominican adult have a university degree), too much reliance on foreign money from the diaspora thus no incentive to work (it is not normal that Western Union offices are always packed while bank always empty)… But blaming a demographic group is always easier
Uncontrolled illegal immigration is just as severe if not MORE severe than those issues you mentioned.
Legal Haitians don’t have to leave and have the same universal rights as legal Dominican citizens.The majority of Dominicans have no ambition to build a progressive, thriving nation. Instead, most are sitting in rivers or under crumbling bridges, blasting music and eating chicharrón.They should stop pretending they’re above Haitians. At best, they’re only a block or two ahead.The Dominican Republic remains a corrupt, underdeveloped society. Don’t kid yourselves with your pot-bellied generals and anorexic police officers.Yes, I’m Dominican and I have no shame in calling out the incompetence of my country and its people.
It’s not a matter of feeling “superior”, buddy. If your simple brain can’t grasp or understand the concept of a nation protecting its sovereignty and stability, then just refrain from commenting… Let me guess, you don’t even live in DR and therefore not truly in tune with the plight and struggle of everyday Dominican locals.
As a outsider who just have a Haitian wife stuck in Dominican I believe there should be some humanity for Haitians who just ran away from gangs disaster in their own country! Just deport law breakers…
If you are living in a country illegally you already ARE a law breaker. No exceptions.
You are correct if you shut your eyes on what is going on in Haiti!
As an insider , We Dominicans were and still on the island first and still surviving with or without these people that the colonizers brought them here . I’m very for sure 100 percent these people need us than we need them .
The Dominican-Haitan issue is cultural and historical, NOT racial. Many Dominicans have African ancestry, just like the Haitians. However, the DR is a Spanish language and culture nation, and Haiti is French. The language and cultures are very different.
Haiti is in the deplorable state it’s in because of France’s punitive extortion and the US backing France’s punitive extortion.
The US and France should have sorted Haiti out, but they never did, so the nation sank further into chaos, social upheaval, and disarray.
It’s not Hait’s fault they’re a failed state, and it’s not the DR’s job to fix it.
That belongs to France and America.
Glad to see an author actually chip into the conversation.