HAVANA — As Haiti rapidly spirals into chaos, its island neighbor, the Dominican Republic, has responded with crackdowns on migrants and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.” But some fear those moves will only deepen long-existing xenophobia against Haitian migrants and harm both nations’ economies. … It’s very dangerous for the integrity of the Dominican Republic …
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Bien-Aimé St. Clair frowned as the stream of older Haitian migrants pushed past him. “The government is acting like we’re at war.” They’ve arrested Haitians who crossed illegally into the Dominican Republic; Haitians whose Dominican work permits have expired; those born in the DR to Haitian parents but denied citizenship; even, activists say, Black Dominicans born …
