President Reyna returned to the Dominican Republic in 1969 and served as President from 19962000 but was not permitted to run again as a result of term limits. In 2003. however. the Dominican Republic constitution was changed. permitting President Reyna to become President for a second time in 2004. President Reyna spoke to us about the border problems that the Dominican Republic was having with illegal Haitian immigrants entering the Dominican Republic. President Reyna explained that. while the Dominican Republics unemployment rate was 17.4 percent. Haitis was approximately 50 percent. As a result of this. the Dominican Republic must constantly contend with Haitian citizens coming across the border looking for work. President Reyna stated that it was imperative for the Dominican Republic to encourage the expansion of democratic institutions in Haiti. in the hope that this would lead to political stability. We returned to Washington on April 16 to use the second week of the recess to work on the immigration bill.
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