Citizenship in the Dominican Republic

Roxanna Altholz interviewed by WNYC, The Brian Lehrer Show, October 8, 2013

The decision has implications for about a half a million people in the Dominican Republic…. The decision links the right of nationality of Dominican-born Haitians to the legal status of their parents. So, any child or any adult whose parents cannot prove their legal residency in the Dominican Republic will be stripped of their nationality.