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Concrete walls continue to be an option for governments seeking to contain irregular transit to their territories. Being the one located on the border between Mexico and the United States one of the best known, another rises in Latin America. In recent days, the president of the Dominican Republic reported that work has already begun to build a barrier with its only neighbor: Haiti.
With a “smart” border fence, the Dominican Republic seeks to control migration from Haiti. The government of President Luis Abinader justified its construction citing security reasons, thus blocking its neighbor in crisis.
“The Dominican Republic cannot take charge of the political and economic crisis in that country, nor can it solve the rest of its problems,” said the president.
The wall will have an investment of some 31 million dollars, will be built of concrete and will also have a metal structure 3.90 meters high. In total there will be 160 kilometers of fence, of the 380 total kilometers that both countries have a border.
This migration management measure is criticized by human rights organizations. At the end of 2021, 600 activists from more than 20 countries signed a joint statement condemning the deportation of pregnant women, just one side of the complex situation for Haitians seeking help in the neighboring country.
In 2021, more than 31,000 Haitians were deported.
But not only in Latin America are walls erected to divide the borders, we review similar ones in the world whose ultimate goal is to restrict mobility.
+ And the migration data of the week: 5,000 migrants were detained in just one week in Mexico, according to data from the National Migration Institute. 793 were minors.
First modification:
Concrete walls continue to be an option for governments seeking to contain irregular transit to their territories. Being the one located on the border between Mexico and the United States one of the best known, another rises in Latin America. In recent days, the president of the Dominican Republic reported that work has already begun to build a barrier with its only neighbor: Haiti.
With a “smart” border fence, the Dominican Republic seeks to control migration from Haiti. The government of President Luis Abinader justified its construction citing security reasons, thus blocking its neighbor in crisis.
“The Dominican Republic cannot take charge of the political and economic crisis in that country, nor can it solve the rest of its problems,” said the president.
The wall will have an investment of some 31 million dollars, will be built of concrete and will also have a metal structure 3.90 meters high. In total there will be 160 kilometers of fence, of the 380 total kilometers that both countries have a border.
This migration management measure is criticized by human rights organizations. At the end of 2021, 600 activists from more than 20 countries signed a joint statement condemning the deportation of pregnant women, just one side of the complex situation for Haitians seeking help in the neighboring country.
In 2021, more than 31,000 Haitians were deported.
But not only in Latin America are walls erected to divide the borders, we review similar ones in the world whose ultimate goal is to restrict mobility.
+ And the migration data of the week: 5,000 migrants were detained in just one week in Mexico, according to data from the National Migration Institute. 793 were minors.
First modification:
Concrete walls continue to be an option for governments seeking to contain irregular transit to their territories. Being the one located on the border between Mexico and the United States one of the best known, another rises in Latin America. In recent days, the president of the Dominican Republic reported that work has already begun to build a barrier with its only neighbor: Haiti.
With a “smart” border fence, the Dominican Republic seeks to control migration from Haiti. The government of President Luis Abinader justified its construction citing security reasons, thus blocking its neighbor in crisis.
“The Dominican Republic cannot take charge of the political and economic crisis in that country, nor can it solve the rest of its problems,” said the president.
The wall will have an investment of some 31 million dollars, will be built of concrete and will also have a metal structure 3.90 meters high. In total there will be 160 kilometers of fence, of the 380 total kilometers that both countries have a border.
This migration management measure is criticized by human rights organizations. At the end of 2021, 600 activists from more than 20 countries signed a joint statement condemning the deportation of pregnant women, just one side of the complex situation for Haitians seeking help in the neighboring country.
In 2021, more than 31,000 Haitians were deported.
But not only in Latin America are walls erected to divide the borders, we review similar ones in the world whose ultimate goal is to restrict mobility.
+ And the migration data of the week: 5,000 migrants were detained in just one week in Mexico, according to data from the National Migration Institute. 793 were minors.
First modification:
Concrete walls continue to be an option for governments seeking to contain irregular transit to their territories. Being the one located on the border between Mexico and the United States one of the best known, another rises in Latin America. In recent days, the president of the Dominican Republic reported that work has already begun to build a barrier with its only neighbor: Haiti.
With a “smart” border fence, the Dominican Republic seeks to control migration from Haiti. The government of President Luis Abinader justified its construction citing security reasons, thus blocking its neighbor in crisis.
“The Dominican Republic cannot take charge of the political and economic crisis in that country, nor can it solve the rest of its problems,” said the president.
The wall will have an investment of some 31 million dollars, will be built of concrete and will also have a metal structure 3.90 meters high. In total there will be 160 kilometers of fence, of the 380 total kilometers that both countries have a border.
This migration management measure is criticized by human rights organizations. At the end of 2021, 600 activists from more than 20 countries signed a joint statement condemning the deportation of pregnant women, just one side of the complex situation for Haitians seeking help in the neighboring country.
In 2021, more than 31,000 Haitians were deported.
But not only in Latin America are walls erected to divide the borders, we review similar ones in the world whose ultimate goal is to restrict mobility.
+ And the migration data of the week: 5,000 migrants were detained in just one week in Mexico, according to data from the National Migration Institute. 793 were minors.