Exploring the Border Conflict Between Haiti & Dominican Republic

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Haitians leave Dominican Republic before the government kicks them out (NewsELA)
Former Haitian PM accuses President of Dominican Republic of not understanding Haiti's crisis (CANA news)
Border wall to be built on Dominican Republic/Haiti border (CANA news)

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During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of Haitians crossed into the wealthier Dominican Republic to escape poverty and political instability only to face color-based racism and repression. Recently, the Dominican government drew international outrage when it ended birthright citizenship for people born to undocumented Haitians in the country.

Sad Homecoming for Haitians Deported from Dominican Republic

Seventeen thousand people have been deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti since mid-June when new harsher immigration laws came into effect. (2:25)

Haitians trying to migrate to the Dominican Republic (2022)

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Española in the Caribbean. According to the World Bank, Haiti is the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its increasingly dire economic situation has caused a rise in migration to the DR. (10:44)

Haiti-Dominican Republic: A Divided Island (2022)

Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere sits beside one that's enjoying a robust economic boom. Currently, the dividing line between the two nations is a porous border criss-crossed by tens of thousands of workers. But at the instigation of the Dominican government, a wall is being built on around 200 kilometres of the border. (17:44)