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BiggerEconomist warns mass deportations could trigger economic recession in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo.- Economist and political scientist Faustino Collado warned on Wednesday that a radical immigration policy involving the mass expulsion of undocumented foreigners could severely damage the Dominican economy and potentially trigger a recession.
Speaking on the television program El Día, Collado highlighted the country’s economic vulnerability, especially in light of the possible recession in the United States, its largest economic partner. He noted that the U.S. economy shrank by 3% in the first quarter, and another decline between April and July would confirm a recession—an event that would directly impact the Dominican Republic.
Collado criticized the current nationalist rhetoric surrounding immigration, calling it outdated and based on patriotic sentiment rather than economic logic. He cautioned that this perspective ignores modern realities and relies on old legal frameworks, such as the 1951 Immigration Code.
He urged Dominican authorities to adopt a strategic, long-term approach to immigration policy that prioritizes economic stability over populist or short-term decisions.
Start mechanizing farms and construction sites, something that should’ve been done YEARS ago. It is inconceivable that a country has to rely so much on illegal migrant labor smh.
Machines have to be maintained human labor is to cheap and esaiable replaceable. Simple as that
Do you need an economist to predict this? Off topic, great move from the government to expand relations with the great Russian humanists. Ask the bankers!
seal the border and farmers should buy machines that can do this so that dependency on unskilled labor is curtailed.
Who is going to provide the subsidy to the farmers to help them purchase machines? A John Deere sugar cane harvester goes for about US $1.25 million,.. before tariffs.
Is a small farmer is going to buy and maintain a farm machine that costs thousands vs hiring cheap labor to do the same functions? The large amount of manual labor used in the RD for agriculture speaks loudly as to its economic benefit to farmers.