Le Sénateur Boulos remercie la Dominicanie

Haiti's Senator thanks DR for support offered to the almost 2 million Haitians that reside in the country.

Santo Domingo.-The senator of the Republic of Haiti, Rudolph Henrry Boulos considered today that his nation should thank the Dominican Republic and to the authorities of the government the reception, protection and good treatment which they're giving to the almost two million Haitians that reside in the country. The legislator of the neighboring nation considers that it does not exist any justification so that the DR be accused of violating the rights of Haitian immigrants when, on the contrary, what the country does is to offer them opportunities and facilities so that they educate and develop.

"I want to take advantage of this opportunity to give thanks to the Dominican people for the 350 thousand laborers that are working in the industry of the construction, I as Senator want to give the thanks to the Dominican people by the more than 300 thousand laborers that are working in the area of the agriculture, I want to give the thanks to the Dominican people and to the universities by the more than 30 thousand students they have received and also I want to give the thanks by the more than five thousand Haitians that know more than four languages and that are working in the tourism's industry in the Dominican Republic", said the legislator.

He said that for Haiti is an incredible value to have all those human resources in the Dominican Republic.

In his judgment the 90% of the middle class of Haiti resides in the Dominican Republic, for which for him that is a great aid that offers the Dominican town to that nation, since from here the remittances arrive to toward the neighboring country fruit of the opportunities of jobs that them are offered.

"Then we want, not only to give the thanks to the people, although we have been given it to the people first, also we want to give thanks to the authorities of the government that have protected the rights of the Haitians that come to the country, that are human rights", he said.

In that order, denied that in the DR they mistreated and violated the rights of Haitians, at the same time he attributed the accusations to groups or people interested in exploiting the issues for private interests.

At the same time, the senator Henrry Boulas declared their worry because in Haiti more than 50% of the population is not registered and therefore they lack the identity card.

In that sense, he maintained that is a project in which the Dominican Republic can offer a great aid, "because the DR is a country that's organized".

"The Dominican Republic has many solutions to the Haitian problems, since it's more advanced, I think that the brothers of the Dominican Republic can help us and to guide us on how to resolve our problems", he added.

In another issue the Haitian legislator considered that there is the lack of vision of the Haitian leadership, and he said that many do not understand the importance of the commerce between the Haitian nation and the Dominican Republic, to what he attributed the attitude of a group of citizens of his nation to boycott the commerce of eggs and chicken toward his country, of which Haiti gets more benefited that the own Dominican Republic.

"But nevertheless, it is necessary that a trade agreement among both nations is signed, because with the second business partner that is the Dominican Republic for Haiti, both must not be working in an informal way", he said.

At the same time the senator Boulos considers that it's urgent to sign a migratory agreement between the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

"It is crucial, important, and urgent, that the Haitian leadership be dedicated to resolve the migratory problem", he said.

He declared that this would be the first aspect on which would work the team that will support him in his aspirations to the presidency of the Republic of Haiti.

"As a former president of the Dominican Republic had say, between Haiti and this nation exists a marriage without divorce", he stated.

Rudolph Henrry Boulas is a senator for the Party Democratic Social Fusion, in representation of the province of Ounaminthe, position that he holds until 2012.

He said that he aspires to the presidency of the Republic, but that first he will work to organize and to form a team.

"A captain can't go to battle without a team, now we are going to build the team, I am going to work for my community and for all the Haitian people in general", he said.


The legislator was interviewed by Listin Diario in the Hotel Jaragua while he participated in an encounter of the members of the Committee of Preparation for the Elaboration of a strategy of National Salvation for Haiti, event that was organized by the League of Haitian Shepherds in the Dominican Republic.

In the event that started today and that will conclude tomorrow, participate intellectuals, residents from Haiti, Haitian religious groups, Haitian unions and Haitian political leaders in Haiti, United States, Canada, France and Dominican Republic.

This was translated by RPichardo on the HaitiXchange forum site

Je remecie le Senateur Boulos tant au nom des Braceros que celui de tous ces hatiens de l'exil economique qui triment dur en Domicanie et qui demeurent sans voix ( pitit pep sayo menm map mande tett mwin si yo gin dwa vote lan eleksyon tett chatt nou yo apwe yo finn voye kob bay fanmi yo Ayiti ? Eske diaspora sayo gin dwa sivil e politik ?) .Voici une voix bien forte qui montre une nouvelle voie .La reconnaissance n'est pas toujours une lachete en politique internationale .

Une position assez intéressante et fraiche de la part du Sénateur Boulos . Pour une fois, une figure importante de nos politiques décide d'abandonner la voie de l'autruche timorée et celle des illusions temporelles du credo exagéré d'un nationalisme anémique qui a perdu depuis longtemps la foi en son mantra belliqueux " nou okipe yo pendant vingt cinq ans “.

Je pense qu'il est bon d'engager le gouvernement Dominicain de cette facon .Cette nouvelle diplomatie ,a mon avis , donne plus de crédibilité au Président Fernandez auprès de ses partisans et adversaires et encourage son gouvernement a travailler a la protection légale des haïtiens .A court et a long terme ,le resultat de cette diplomatie - individuelle et senatoriale en ce moment - devra se faire sentir car l'hote assiege ne peut que se sentir flatte par l'expression d'une gratitude qui tardait a venir .

La politique de confrontation ne peut pas aider les travailleurs haitiens en Dominicaine .Elle ne peut qu'envenimer la situation. Bravo Sénateur Boulos ! Votre approche apportera du bien et un repit considerable à tous ces haïtiens qui souffrent de la négligence et du mépris de tous nos gouvernements.

J'en ai assez de ce nationalisme ashtmatique , petrifie dans sa verbosite et qui vend le courage de nos compatrotes pour se hisser sur ensuite sur de faibles ergots de la vile hypocrisie pour chanter les refrains sans echo du faux patriotisme .La charite bien ordonnee commence par soi meme , nous rappelle le vieux proverbe .Ca veut dire aussi qu'on doit aussi fixer les responsabilites des alliances ...meme forcees .

Bravo Sénateur Boulos car ce choix de la diplomatie et de la modération , si vous arrivez a en faire un succes , exposera l'hypocrisie de tous les sangsue des droits de l'homme et des patriotes de la plume qui semblent ignorer l'odyssée du petit peuple haïtien dans tous les coins du monde .Sepa dominakani nap passse mize selman lan pwan gwo imilyasion ak pataswel .Nous sommes les nouveaux lepreux de l'Occident .

Je suis intéressé a l’amélioration des conditions de vie de nos pauvres compatriotes qui sont pris dans les filets socio-économiques mafieux de l’exploitation agricole .Les Braceros vivent en République Dominicaine ou le gouvernement constitutionnel est dominicain .La seule facon de faire bouger ce dilemme des tranchees de sa polarisation historique est d’avoir recours a une diplomatie intelligente ...bien que nos moyens de persuasion soient faibles et que nos promesses ne valent pas beaucoup dans la balance des nations.

Chacun à droit à son opinion donc je pense que les deux côtés doivent être présentés.

D'autant plus intéréssant du côté politique car il dit ouvertement vouloir aspirer à laprésidence

T-Neg,
C'estt bien dit .Mais laissez moi suggerer avec votre permission anticipee qu'il nous faut aller au-dela de la reconnaissance des droits aux opinions .Nous devons plier notre orgueil individuel aux exigences que le patrimoine national reclame de notre presence sur le sol sacre de la patrie .Nous avons une mission tellement simple que nous arrivons a l'ignorer sous les bombardements sans repit desoffres de l'alienation que nous susurre l'etranger a l'oreille ou a travers les media audio-visuelles :
Nous devons nous donner la main pour le bonheur du pays et demontrer que nous ne sommes esclaves d'aucune ideologie dont la structure et l'application pratique nous tiennent separes de notre "Haitiennete ".Tout sa ki mete nou dozado se lenmi peyi a ke li ye .Kou nbou konpwan sa pap gin ni trett ni apatrid lan mitan nou anko.