Dominicans often tell me: Tu No Parece Haitiano...
Why do I get the impression that Dominicans and the rest of the world have a specific image of "Who is Haitian" in the Dominican Republic?
The "Haitians" that Dominican authorities are talking about are mainly dark skin Haitians who are visibly poor... (Ti neg nwa afe pa bon)
The darker you are, the MORE HAITIAN you look... Eske-m manti?
Everywhere I go they tell me: "Tu No Parece Haitiano..."
If "YO no parece Haitiano" to average Dominican, this must mean that "YO no parece Haitiano" to a Dominican immigration officer neither.
So who exactly "Parece Haitiano" in the Dominican Republic?
Whoever they are, their are the ones who fall victim over and over again to what is clearly "Racial Profiling" in the Dominican Republic.
Am I making any sense to you?
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