You'll never believe it, but the Dominican Republic is protecting itself from the crime that has overtaken their neighbor, Haiti, and they're doing it with one of those fancy border walls everybody is always talking about. The border wall is 100 miles in length, 12 feet tall, and is equipped with drones, 360-degree cameras, night vision, and watchtowers.
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[Dominican President Luis] Abinader has bolstered the country's 12-foot, 100-mile-long wall that runs along the border with Haiti.
The wall has been under construction for two years and is aided by drones, 360-degree cameras, and night vision.
Beautiful. Seems like the Dominican knew this day of absolute chaos in Haiti would come. And it's a good thing they began construction on this border wall in advance of this. The goal, eventually, is to build a border wall which stretches the entire length of the two countries' border.
President Abinader says the wall has reduced thefts of livestock, motorcycles, and vehicles by 80%. And while most Haitians are planning to remain in Haiti, about 3% have attempted to enter the Dominican Republic. Those who have found gaps in the border wall are being deported by the truckload.
Haitians who have tried to escape from the country to the neighboring Dominican Republic have been thwarted by a 12-foot, 100-mile-long wall.
The Dominican Republic has ramped up border protections in recent weeks as unrest in Haiti escalates due to gang violence.
The crisis has led to a humanitarian catastrophe with 5 million Haitians in need of aid and 362,000 internally displaced.
After Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned, some 17,000 people fled Haiti's capital - Port-au-Prince.
Many have headed to the border with the Dominican Republic, but the country's President Luis Abinader warned international leaders that "either we fight together to save Haiti, or we will fight alone to protect the Dominican Republic."
We could learn something from the Dominicans here.
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