The Vice President of the Republic, Rachel Peñaspoke out on Tuesday about the recent protest organized by descendants of Haitians, who demand the nationality Dominican.
As part of his participation in the mass of thanksgiving by the Day of the Virgin of the Mercedes, held in the Holy HillPeña was approached by the press on the subject and reaffirmed the commitment of government to act under the established legal framework.
“In a country democraticeveryone has the right to protest for what he believes is the right thing to do,” he said. Vice Presidentalthough he clarified that the government is “framed in fulfilling the Constitution and the laws of the Dominican Republic“, referring to the current regulations that govern the nationality in the country.
The protest in question was carried out by the movement Recognizedwhich brings together descendants of Haitians with irregular status.
Protesters demand their right to obtain the nationality Dominican, in line with the human rights.
He president Luis Abinader He also briefly referred to the issue during his participation in New York in the framework of a meeting with the press.
“We have to wait for the fulfillment of the law and the Constitution“, responded the president, stressing that Dominican regulations do not grant the nationality to children of foreigners who entered the country illegally.
Devotion to the Virgin of the Mercedes
Rachel Peña He took the opportunity to express his deep devotion to the Virgin of the Mercedespatron saint of the Dominican people, in whose mass he participated this Tuesday.
“I am a devotee of the Virgin “Since always, since I was a child,” she said excitedly, remembering how her parents brought her to the Holy Hill since I was little.
“Today is a very special day for all of us Dominicansbut above all we come to ask our Virgin May he continue to accompany us to lead the country’s destiny along a path of light and prosperity“, concluded the Vice Presidentjoining the thousands of people who attend the mass in honor of the patron saint every year.
