Haitian Migrant Workers in the Dominican Republic

Video Transcript

The Dominican Republic relies a lot on Haitian labor. So in one part it is positive, it does have a positive effect. The jobs that Dominicans didn't want to do anymore like cutting sugar cane and construction are now done by Haitians. So you have that aspect of it. And then you have another aspect of it which is the illegal immigration of them crossing the border, and all that. So it is sort of a mixed effect, you could say.

In this video, a Dominican American describes work done by Haitian migrants.