How the United States Shaped the Dominican Republic’s Immigration Enforcement Machine

Jun 15, 2026 · 1h 03m

Journalist Carlos Berríos Polanco speaks with James about how the Dominican Republic’s border and immigration enforcement was shaped by the United States. Sources: Help Bring Ezra Home and Seek the Truth ( https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-ezra-home-seek-the-truth ) More than a Massacre; Racial Violence and Citizenship in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands by Sabine Cadeu Empire of Borders by Todd Miller Border Patrol Nation by Todd Miller From tierra de nadie to terre brulée – From Borderland to Border in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Sabine Cadeu ( https://www.histecon.magd.cam.ac.uk/barriers/July2022_papers/SabineCadeauPaper.pdf ) Haitians, Magic, and Money: Raza and Society in the Haitian-Dominican Borderlands, 1900 to 1937 by Lauren Derby ( https://www.jstor.org/stable/179294 ) Making the Dominican Republic Great Again? by Lorgia García-Peña ( https://nacla.org/making-dominican-republic-great-again/ ) Marines in the Dominican Republic 1916-1924 ( https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/Marines%20in%20the%20Dominican%20Republic%20PCN%2019000412600_1.pdf ) US warns its ‘darker-skinned’ citizens of Dominican Republic’s migrant cra…

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