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Valla fronteriza con concertina y torre de vigilancia en colinas secas junto a un camino de tierra en la frontera
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Antonio Marte Backs Bukele and Calls for Stronger Haiti Border Watch

Senator Antonio Marte backed Nayib Bukele's actions against gangs, defended stronger surveillance on the Haiti border and accused military personnel…

--- The context --- Haiti's insecurity is the backdrop to a Dominican concern that places the border at the center of debate, with alleged failures pointed out within the very institutions charged with watching it. --- The facts --- Senator Antonio Marte of Santiago Rodríguez backed the actions of El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, against gangs and criminal groups. He said in reported speech that the neighboring situation worries Dominicans, defended reinforcing border surveillance, said he feels safe with current measures and had never seen the area under that level of surveillance. --- The positions --- Marte supported forceful actions against those who commit crimes in Haitian territory and considered that someone must intervene against that violence. He also accused in reported speech military personnel, inspectors and consuls of allegedly facilitating irregular migration through corruption. --- What remains unknown --- What remains unknown is how that backing would translate into measures, what follow-up the alleged accusations would receive and what scope the intervention deemed necessary would take. --- Unanswered questions --- How can a border be reinforced without addressing the alleged internal failures pointed out? What verification will follow the accusations against military personnel, inspectors and consuls? What form should the intervention demanded against Haitian insecurity take? --- EPM analysis --- The remarks combine firmness outward with accountability inward. If the alleged accusations are not verified, the concern will stay open without a clear institutional answer. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, backing firm action while leaving the alleged internal failures unexamined would make any serious response incomplete. If stronger border surveillance is being demanded, it is also fair to demand clarity about who oversees those doing the watching. Concern over insecurity next door is legitimate, but its strength will depend on institutions answering with verifiable controls, clear responsibilities and respect for the very rules they claim to defend daily.
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