So before November 1st no one was concerned about the number of illegals coming from "Fish net" Haiti , but now that some laws have been implemented everyone has something to say.

If President Martelly was doing his job then his people wouldn't be in such a predicament. Since the implementation of the immigration policies the hatian ambassador, Mr. Brutus, President Martelly, Jenna Baptiste and the biggity florida politician have not mentioned ways or possible options for reducing the illegals coming from Haiti.

Mr. Mitchell please keep your head up these individuals do not respect the Bahamas. They are trying to put a bandaid on the situation while not addressing the real problem-Their people!!

We love slackness. As soon as the Bahamian government acts then the Haitian government has seen it necessary to react. Fred Smith is an @#$. When the border patrols in Arizona and California are readily stopping and detaining Mexicans I haven't heard one word about genocide come from the human rights lips. The reason we haven't heard a word is because it is not genocide and Smith should have more sense when making public statements. He apears to have a serious hate for this country and nothing either government does is right. The reality is that the largest concentration of illegal immigrants in the country are Haitian as are Mexicans in certain areas of the US. So naturally the largest group to be detained will likely be of Haitian descent. That being said, it is my understanding that Cubans, Jamaicans and people of several other nationalities have also been detained for violation of our immigration laws. Mr. Smith always finds a way to grand stand and use the media to his benefit. Human rights is certainly important and we should all have respect for our fellow man. But, it is hard enough for the immigration officers to have to deal with the dangers of their job and on top of it be criticised for doing it. These are our young men and women going into some pretty gritty conditions and are having to sort out a whole range of social problems. Mr. Smith instead of always bashing everything the Bahamian government does I wonder if you are ever concerned about the protection and rights of our Defense Force Officers or Immigration officers. In many instances the RBDF have been fired up by Domincan fishing vessels. What about their rights?

Has Fred Smith or any of the Haitian Officials ever visited the shanty towns in Nassau or in Abaco the mud and pigeon pea . If they did they would know that it is wrong. This Tale about the children is only a smoke screen .. Something for them to hang their hats on.

The parents must do what is best for their children . and teach them about Haiti. the old story they do not know anything about Haiti will not work.. have you ever seen them on their flag day. you could fool any body by the way they carry on.

Parents must do what is best for their children. It is their responsibility, not the Government , nor the Church. The parents. that is what my Mama told me.

Just like Bahamian children growing up in Nassau to parents who came from the Out Islands should be exposed to their true island roots .............. we need to start doing this in our own country ........................ go back to your roots (not just at regatta or to bury Papa).

Bahamians are ashamed of their island roots . just like so called Haitian-Bahamians.

To be honest, I don't think the Haitian government is as concerned about the welfare or treatment of children born of Haitian heritage in the Bahamas as they are about being responsible for meeting the needs of these children once they are returned to Haiti. It is time for Haiti's leaders to step up to the plate and start to educate their people about family planning. Unfortunately I don't see that happening anytime soon, because voodoo and other self destructive habits are hardwired in Haiti's culture.

You know something eMac I visited Haiti last year for the first time and it's not bad if you know you are only visiting. What struck me is that I think I saw ONE pregnant woman the whole time I was there. it was almost strange considering the seemingly high reproduction rate of immigrants in the Bahamas- but then again perhaps not strange at all and quite deliberate.

**Fred Smith was born a British subject in Haiti in 1956**. Mr. Smith became a Bahamian citizen in 1973 upon the country’s independence. As child, he along with his parents divided their time between Haiti and The Bahamas.

Fred Smiths' "true roots" are Haitian, NOT Bahamian.

This is another shinning classic example of why it is of utmost importance for the Bahamas not issue "full citizenship" to expats and their children. These people will ALWAYS side with their country of origin.

Our country must replicate Bermudas' citizenship laws which would render a Fred Smith mute and voiceless in the affairs of Bahamians whom he cannot care about because he is "Haitian in spirit".

Read Bermudas' citizenship laws: ........... http://www.bermuda-online.org/citizensh…

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Fellow Bahamians, you were told that the Haitians are very adept at trickery.Now your eyes are wide open. You haven't seen the end yet. They are figuring now how to out maneuver you. The pastors, the associations, the ambassador, the president et al, are actively involved. They pretend not to understand that 'born in the Bahamas' refers to specific 'citizens' of the UK & Colonies, relative to 10 July 1973 and other legal provisions enacted prior to 1973, and others who were 'naturalized'. Aliens who landed in the Bahamas illegally were never considered, except, that they are criminals. As such they cannot be made eligible to be granted the privileges that pertain to citizenship.

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"Children born in the Bahamas" to **ILLEGAL** immigrants are **not** Bahamian.

..................... Haitians obviously believe that Bahamians are extraordinarily stupid ..................

Mr. Brutus has joined the chorus that children born to Haitian parents should be exempt from deportation because they do not know Haiti.

Haitians have been sending their children to Bahamas on leaky boats for 5 decades unaccompanied, unable to speak a word of English, having no knowledge of the Bahamas, unfamiliar with Bahamian culture and having no relatives in the Bahamas......Yet these children thrive in the Bahamas.

Why is it that when the travel equation is turned around these Bahamian educated "exceptionally smart Haitian children" should not be sent to the country of their origin where they know the culture, speak the language and have relatives?

Secondly, "the position of the Haitian government” is irrelevant. Their "position" reflects what is in the best interest of Haiti having no regard for the best interest of Bahamas in the short and long terms.

These little darlings will soon grow into adult Haitians, with Haitians best interest at heart not that of the Bahamas. In fact they will despise and work against us at every opportunity like enemy spies.

We are seeing it manifested more and more daily with Fred Smith being the most recent "hidden Haitian" to attack us.

I am a citizen of the Bahamas I respect the law of our Bahamaland but I am disgusted by the horrible remarks made by our own about people of Haitian decent. I do not believe that people are iriate about the deportation of the Haitian population, they are unhappy about the way our govenment decided to handle the situation. We are all people and i love everyone. I will not encourage harsh and discrimitory remarks made by our bahamian people about the Haitians. God made us all. No one is better than the other. The situation is already bad. I would advise everyone that discrimination against others is horrible and should not be tolerated. Those that are illegal should be deported. Those that are currently citizens of the Bahamas and are in the system to recieve their citizenship should not have to suffer or called nasty names. We have a big problem when we generalize everyone. Not everyone practice voodoo or is a criminal. This is wrong. We are being critisized around the world by comments that some of us make. At the end of the day we are making ourselves look bad. Bahamas put God first. Only God can fix this current situation

A dishonest person cannot get angry if someone calls him or her crooked. In the eyes of some people crooked might be a nasty word, but it does not change the fact that this word best describes a dishonest person. I admit that some of us could be a bit nicer with our choice of words. But we have been nice for decades and as a result, those who we have been nice to have rebelled against us!. I agree, putting people in one basket is not always the correct way of looking at things. But unfortunately the majority of Haitians are casting a bad light for the few decent ones. You have to admit that something has got to be wrong when every country is lashing out against the Haitian community. The Bahamas is the most generous of all the countries. In other countries, of which I will not name for obvious reasons, Haitians are killed or physically abused on a daily basis. So read what's going on around the world before you start blaming Bahamians for being understandably angry over this situation.

Question...... if mother and father are home in Haiti, and the child is left in the Bahamas, who , except the 'GUARDIAN', files for BAHAMIAN CITIZENSHIP on the young person's behalf? And what if all of the above, other than the young person, are dead?