{"id":523405,"date":"2026-09-10T12:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/santiago-riveron-claims-that-haitians-are-only-good-for-collecting-trash\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:41:15","slug":"santiago-riveron-claims-that-haitians-are-only-good-for-collecting-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/santiago-riveron-claims-that-haitians-are-only-good-for-collecting-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"Santiago River\u00f3n claims that Haitians \u201care only good for collecting trash\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santo Domingo.- The mayor of <a href=\"https:\/\/ayuntamientodajabon.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dajab\u00f3n<\/a>, <strong>Santiago River\u00f3n<\/strong>, stated that Haitians <strong><em>\u201care only good for collecting trash,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> while asserting that he does not feel hatred toward them, but that he rejects their customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an interview on the program <em>Panorama de la Ma\u00f1ana<\/em>, broadcast by Panorama FM, River\u00f3n was questioned about his position regarding Haitian citizens and the hiring of them to perform cleaning duties in the border municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/tag\/ejercito-intensifica-operativos-y-detiene-a-186-nacionales-haitianos-en-condicion-migratoria-irregular-en-valverde\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"47156\">Army intensifies operations and detains 186 Haitian nationals in irregular migratory status in Valverde<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are people who think that River\u00f3n hates Haitians. We do not hate Haitians. We hate the customs that Haitians have,\u201d declared the municipal official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Santiago River\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">River\u00f3n maintained that the hiring of Haitian labor for garbage collection is because, as he stated, Dominicans do not want to perform that type of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor also defended his immigration stance and expressed concern about the possibility of the Dominican Republic facing situations similar to those affecting the neighboring country with Haitian nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Santiago River\u00f3n and migration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statements by <strong>Santiago River\u00f3n<\/strong> were made amidst the national debate over Haitian immigration and its presence in sectors such as construction, agriculture, and municipal services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.- The mayor of Dajab\u00f3n, Santiago River\u00f3n, stated that Haitians \u201care only good for collecting trash,\u201d while asserting that he does not feel hatred toward them, but that he rejects their customs. 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