By Denise Oliver Velez, Daily Kos
The decision by the high court in the Dominican Republic to declare Dominicans who may have Haitian ancestry “not citizens” with a start date of birth of 1929 is simply appalling.
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By Denise Oliver Velez, Daily Kos
The decision by the high court in the Dominican Republic to declare Dominicans who may have Haitian ancestry “not citizens” with a start date of birth of 1929 is simply appalling.
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