What Is One Reason Why, in 2015, the Government of the Dominican

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is one reason why, in 2015, the government of the Dominican Republic began registering the estimated 500,000 (mostly Haitian) undocumented residents and deporting those without citizenship?

• A) Haitians have higher criminal rates than Dominicans.
• B) It was a rejection of Haitians, African ancestry, and blackness more generally.
• C) Haitians are lighter skinned than Dominicans.
• D) Deported Haitians did not speak Spanish, which is required for Dominican citizenship.

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