USADR previously said:

John McCain's position was more convenient for the Dominican Republic on the issues of trade, immigration and drugs. Vega said that McCain, in his campaign, favored new legislation on immigration that would have permitted Dominican relatives living in this country to join their families living in the United States.

USADR previously said:

Vega thinks US will pressure DR on Haiti
Economist and historian Bernardo Vega says that the Dominican Republic could be subject to political pressure from the United States, once Barack Obama takes office, on the issue of the presence of Haitians in the DR. In this sense Vega pointed out that Obama has advisors who feel that the Dominican Republic has to do something about the undocumented Haitian issue. He said, "Political pressure is going to be applied from that direction."
Vega appeared on the El Dia program on Telesistema, where he also analyzed what bilateral relations between the DR and the US might be like under the Obama government. He indicated that based on what was said during the campaign, John McCain's position was more convenient for the Dominican Republic on the issues of trade, immigration and drugs. Vega said that McCain, in his campaign, favored new legislation on immigration that would have permitted Dominican relatives living in this country to join their families living in the United States. In contrast, Obama, who is influenced by the unions, was less in favor of immigration. On the question of free trade agreements (FTA), Vega reminded viewers that Obama had refused to vote in favor of an agreement of this type with Colombia and he has announced that he would review the NAFTA agreement between the United States Canada and Mexico, but Obama "has said nothing about the DR-CAFTA agreement.
Clave newspaper reports today that a poll by The Economist showed that Dominicans in the DR were the most enthusiastic supporters of the Obama candidacy. Nevertheless, editor Fausto Rosario makes the point that Obama has said he would revise US free trade agreements and has very good relations with the Black Caucus that supports the Haitian lobby in Washington on controversial migration issues.
Interviewed for a morning TV talk show, Rosario Espinal, professor of political sociology at Temple University, told journalist Huchi Lora that if pressure comes for resolving the status of Haitians in the DR this should be welcomed. She criticized the traditional laissez-faire attitude of Dominican governments to years of unchecked migration. She observed that if the US government becomes more open to its own illegal migration, there could be increased pressure on the DR to assimilate the illegal Haitians.

abc200 previously said:

The revision of FTA's may be to DR's advantage. DR can be self sufficient in food, and can import other goods from Europe, China, S. America. France etc. are keen to increase trade. Modifying NAFTA could mean that DR imports directly to USA, not via Mexico for final finishing etc. DR could raise revenue by raising duty on US goods including farm produce, and also give its own producers a chance.

arkatype previously said:

http://www.clavedigital.com/ktmllite/files/uploads/Derechos%20Humanos/Caso-Haitiano.pdf

CarlosFranco previously said:


http://www.clavedigital.com/ktmllite/files/uploads/Derechos%20Humanos/Caso-Haitiano.pdf

Very interesting Arka... I wonder what AfroHaitiano would have to say... Though i don't think he'll read it

Manhattanite previously said:

I don't think Dominican Republic policy will come up in any significant way in the proverbial first hundred days of this administration. What kind of attention is given to DR after the initial phase of domestic policy work all depends on what kind of headlines Dominicans make in the next 4-5 months on this issue.

I think we all know what kind of headlines will bring the Marines knocking, so the question for those whose crusade is anti-Hatianism is if and when you would like them to arrive.