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The migration of Venezuelans to the Dominican Republic increased from 3,434 in 2012 to 25,872 at the end of 2017, as detailed the Minister of Economy of that country, Isidoro Santana.
Despite the publication of these official data, representatives of the coordinator of the Venezuelan diaspora in the Caribbean estimate that there are more than 30,000 Venezuelans who, because of the social and economic difficulties of Venezuela, have entered into Dominican Republic, most of them in an irregular situation.
Ana María Rodríguez, coordinator of the aforementioned board of directors, assured that most of them were young professionals, looking for new opportunities and a better life status than any other. They would not reach Venezuela
Rodríguez refers to people aged between 22 and 35, mostly professionals, but also to young people aged 16 to 22 who were forced to freeze their studies
The details according to which, despite the fact that a large number of them have managed to enter the formal labor market, many are in the informal economy sector, in addition to be victims of exploitation through work.
solution that is being processed from Venezuelan sectors in the country in contact with representatives of the Dominican government would be the signing of a presidential decree by which Venezuelans obtain a temporary permit without having to travel to Venezuela to obtain the required documentation, explained the Venezuelan lawyer Alejandro Argentino, also member of the board of directors
According to the lawyer, only 300 thousands of Venezuelans living in the Dominican Republic have been able to regularize their status of d & # 39; The rest being "in legal limbo", warning that the solution, in any case, can not be deportation.
Because, as pointed out by Ana María Rodríguez, "To throw a Venezuelan with empty hands in Venezuela, it is to take him to death.This is the reality."
The lack of access to documents prevents Venezuelans in this country from normalizing their migratory status, but also from studying, contributing to social security or going to a third country.
Venezuelans in the Dominican Republic have asked the government, without success, for migratory facilities to regulate their situation in the country. Globovision
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