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Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts) Tue Jun 30, 2015, 12:19 AM Jun 2015

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Extreme Xenophobia in the Dominican Republic

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Extreme Xenophobia in the Dominican Republic (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 OP

This is so painful flamingdem Jun 2015 #1

Yes absolutely heartbreaking Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #2

Just found this website that covers it in depth flamingdem Jun 2015 #3

Thanks. Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #4

MA Senator who is helping flamingdem Jun 2015 #5

wow Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #6

Maybe the media will get to it on a slow news day? flamingdem Jun 2015 #7

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

1. This is so painful

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Original post)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 01:04 AM

Jun 2015

Talk about needing justice, who will defend them?

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

2. Yes absolutely heartbreaking

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 01:42 AM

Jun 2015

Thanks for taking the time watch some of that.

I don't hear too much about this issue on the news, considering how many people it affects.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

3. Just found this website that covers it in depth

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 02:53 AM

Jun 2015

http://www.ijdh.org/resources/dominican-republic-citizenship-crisis/

It should get to be a bigger news story, should..

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

4. Thanks.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 04:07 PM

Jun 2015

There is some coverage here too. I would think news channels like CNN and MSNBC could be covering this around the clock if they wanted to. It's a big enough story.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

5. MA Senator who is helping

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 04:25 PM

Jun 2015

https://twitter.com/DannyCullinane

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)

6. wow

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 04:34 PM

Jun 2015

It's hard for me to understand why this isn't a huge news story. Such a major crisis, right in our own neighborhood, almost on our border.

https://twitter.com/DannyCullinane

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

7. Maybe the media will get to it on a slow news day?

Reply to Cheese Sandwich (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 30, 2015, 06:58 PM

Jun 2015

They can't ignore it for long, but since it's not in the USA they'll ignore it for a while. It's a hard story for them since it includes history and race, they're afraid to get it wrong no doubt. Call in the scholars! Or this senator at least.

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