Overview of The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a contrasting land - like the highest peak, the highest point in the Caribbean. It is more figurative, like Santo Domingo's urban street life and countryside distance. The Dominican Republic became independent on February 27, 1844. The Dominican Republic is a Spanish-speaking country, claiming that over 95% of Dominican people are Roman Catholics (countries). The collapse of the notorious dictator of 1960 made this country a big retreat (institution).

This historical overview highlights the two main trends of citizenship in the Dominican Republic. On the other hand, the country combines the laws of jus soli and jus sanguini to determine citizenship according to the regional model. Like the neighboring countries of the region, the Dominican Republic aims to attract immigrants to "modernize" the country so that immigrants are more likely to naturalize to the Dominican people (and citizenship at birth) I will. On the other hand, the relationship between the Dominican Republic and Haiti affects the exact nature and application of some of these laws. The ups and downs of the relationship between Haiti and Dominica in the 19th century and the growth of Haitian labor migration to the Dominican Republic in the 20th century caused changes in citizenship systems, policies and practices.

Historically, Haiti is richer than the Dominican Republic. However, due to a small portion of the land there are no vacancies in Haiti, farmers in Haiti are encouraged to settle in the border area of ​​the Dominican Republic. Over the years, the Haitian government insisted that residents of Haiti had occupied the territory, especially since 1899, and according to the 1929 Treaty, some towns of Central Espanola are officially Haitian and have an area of ​​4,572 square kilometers . The Dominican census of 1935 showed that 3.6% of the population are Haitian. In 1936, the Haitian government acquired more territory, and the Dominican Republic sent 1,628 square kilometers to Haiti; the following year, the Dominican dictators ordered the Dominican border (Spanish: Dominicanizaciónfronteriza) I carried out a massacre.