Why run to the us with no money and if you bahamian you can get new docs

As you treat others so shall it be.

no country. zero, zilch, nada, opens its borders to an influx of immigrants...especially those entering illegally. I guess the only ones that might are the places no one wants to go.

That’s not true! The USA, prior to the defective trump, has given shelter to many who have been affected by natural disasters. It’s called TPS (temporary protected status). El Salvadorans, Haitians, Hondurans have all been welcomed after disasters. trump cares only for himself. He is a stain on history.

TPS was granted to documented persons with family in the US...the borders were not open to any and everyone.
Beside that, there is no reason for this to happen in this instance...much of the Bahamas wad not affected.

@My2centz you are correct. It is clear that @Caybound may very well have a case of TDS (Trump derangement syndrome).

I never stated that TPS allowed ALL residents of an affected nation into the US, but provisions were made for those who were. In the case of Dorian, CPB officials are inflicted further scrutiny on arriving Bahamians from Abaco & GB than they normally would! See MIAMI Herald report. This is unprecedented in the US

They may have also learned from the MS13 influx that they are trying to eradicate now.look it up

This is exactly the way it should be. Unfortunately, the Bahamas doesn't operate this way. If it rains too heavily or the sun is too bright in Haiti (or Bahamas) we suspend repatriation efforts and change the rules. Our leaders even break our own laws to provide birthright citizenship.

Where are my fellow Bahamians going? What do they expect the US to do? They have no money, no source of income, only the clothes on their backs and are trying to enter the US? Looks like an intending immigrant situation to me. On a regular day, one must establish ties and equities to enter the US, what do you think about a week after a devastating storm?

At this time, those affected by the storm should seek help from family members in the Bahamas or through the government assisted programs. Why head to the US with nothing? You will only be a burden on their taxpayers. It's the same way we feel about others coming to our shores illegally and being a burden on our resources. So don't be alarmed fellow Bahamians, the US is just protecting its self and its resources which are intended for its citizens!

I am glad they got turned back. There is no reason for displaced Bahamians or Haitians to go making themselves a burden on the Americans. Stay your hip home and help us fix this mess.

I can only wonder how many of these "Bahamians" were actually Bahamian. Unlike this country, the US is right to want to know who is coming into their country and ensuring they have a support system while they are there. In this country, the Bahamian taxpayer bears the cost when all and sundry come as they will!

As a Californian I find the comments very interesting. Thank you for sharing your viewpoints!

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The vast majority of Bahamians are about to reap the way of life that has been sown for them by successive corrupt PLP and equally corrupt FNM governments since the late 1970's. Hurricane Dorian has caused all of our most closely guarded secrets to be loudly announced to the rest of the world including the fact that our country, as a result of decades of unchecked illegal immigration encouraged by our corrupt politicians, now has so much Haitian blood coursing through its veins, that we have become a de facto satellite state of Haiti. Most docile indigenous Bahamians are going to be paying a dear price going forward in too many ways to wrap one's mind around.

The vacation and shopping days once enjoyed by many black Bahamians in the U.S. may be coming to an end. We certainly are not in the position to blame the U.S. if they now decide to impose on us, with all of our Haitian ancestry, the very same rigorous U.S. entry requirements that Customs and Boarder Patrol Officers impose on Haitian nationals living in Haiti. Oh well, as they say, welcome to the new normal.

President Trump has already sent a clear message to PM Minnis by effectively saying the U.S. is happy to have helped Bahamians in life threatening situations in the aftermath of Dorian, but they must **not** now think they can restart their lives in the U.S. That simply ain't gonna be allowed to happen and with good reason from a security risk standpoint.