New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed as he marched in the annual Dominican Day Parade.
Some revelers said at the parade Sunday in Manhattan that the mayor should apologize for comments he made in June that criticized the Dominican Republic’s immigration policies.
Many in the city’s Dominican community were offended when de Blasio condemned the expulsion of thousands of people of Haitian descent from the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians have feared being deported from the Dominican Republic amid the immigration crisis.
Last month, de Blasio called the Dominican government’s threat of expulsion “illegal,” ”immoral” and “racist.”
Parade attendee Miriam Vázquez was one of a few who booed the mayor. She says his comments were offensive.
De Blasio says the opposition “won’t silence me.”
(AP)
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deblasio should stick to the gay pride parade where he’ll more likely be warmly received.
In this case the Mayor is right. What the DR has done is reminiscent of what was done in Europe in the 1930s. The US should be considering sanctions on the DR government for its racist actions.
In response to commenter Chuck Hall, the situation is more nuanced than what you describe. There is a long history between the two nations. Also, the Dominican Republic was one of the few countries to grant visas to Jews during the 1940’s from Europe. I suggest you put down your copy of the Village Voice and do a little research before parroting remarks of the far left.