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As the U.S. continues to debate immigration enforcement and humanitarian protections, the Dominican Republic has quietly implemented one of the most stringent migration crackdowns in the hemisphere.
The immigrants in question in the Dominican Republic are coming from Haiti, the poor French-speaking country that occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola. The border between the two countries represents the only international land border in the Caribbean.
According to World Bank data for 2024 (the latest comprehensive data available), the per capita share of the GDP in the Dominican Republic is around $10,900 per year, more than five times higher than in neighboring Haiti. And it will only get worse: the Dominican economy is growing at roughly 5% a year, while Haiti’s economy is contracting at nearly the same rate.
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The immigrants in question in the Dominican Republic are coming from Haiti, the poor French-speaking country that occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola. The border between the two countries represents the only international land border in the Caribbean.
According to World Bank data for 2024 (the latest comprehensive data available), the per capita share of the GDP in the Dominican Republic is around $10,900 per year, more than five times higher than in neighboring Haiti. And it will only get worse: the Dominican economy is growing at roughly 5% a year, while Haiti’s economy is contracting at nearly the same rate.
Dominican Republic president defends country's strict Haitian deportation, 'We have to take action'
Last year, Dominican authorities deported nearly 380,000 undocumented migrants, almost all of them to Haiti. That’s nearly as many as the 442,000 undocumented migrants the U.S. deported the 2025.
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