DR was an interesting to visit. The political relations b/w Dominicans & Haïtiens can be real fukked up at times since Birthright citizenship laws went into effect. It was wild meeting some Haïtiens who could speak Spanish but not French cause they were born in DR and that's all they know. Relations are still fukked up regardless. Some Business owners in DR know this and take advantage.
It's not uncommon to see Haïtiens as the majority of hospitality workers at these DR hotels & resorts.then when it comes time to pay them, they'll either underpay them, pay late, or some owners will even call DR version of ICE to have them deported back to Haiti.
And. I saw colorism runs extremely deep. The only type of Haïtiens out there in poverty are dark skin. Really uncomfortable once you start to realize how things work around tgere
Id visit again to check out the rest of the island but not in a rush
Had a good Dominican homie from East NY who considered himself Black.
