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The Dominican Republic and Haiti are two countries that are marked by geographic as well as non-geographic borders. The chapter argues that currently, non-geographic borders, such as economic and legal ones, are more compelling separators impacting on nationality, citizenship and statelessness for the Dominicans of Haitian descent. These non-geographic borders define the treatment of Haitian descendants in the Dominican Republic as well as determine the exclusion of some of these people. The Haitian-Dominican Republic border crossings are discussed as a way of escaping economic and political issues in Haiti. Legal borders are prominent in separating the people of both nations and in rendering some people of Haitian descendants stateless while depriving others of citizenship in the Dominican Republic.
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Haughton, S.A. (2020). Borders and the Question of Citizenship: The Case of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. In: Moïse, M., Réno, F. (eds) Border Transgression and Reconfiguration of Caribbean Spaces. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45939-0_5
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