He's wrong. If these five year olds are deported now, by 18 they would have already had their Haitian citizenship for 13 years. Rewarding illegality and encouraging entitlement is absolutely not the way to go. It will only cause more people to risk their lives to come for the endless freebies and the Bahamas to struggle even further to accommodate them.
Furthermore, there is already a path to assimilation: it's called legal immigration. After which an individual can learn and speak English, live in a regular neighborhood, work for a decent wage, and participate in their local economies and culture.
Illegal Haitians have been coddled, and in this case manipulated, into believing they are above the law. She provides her name, admits illegal status and gives her general address to a major news outlet because she does not fear repercussions. This speaks volumes about her (their) regard for Bahamian law and how much they have been emboldened by the passive approach to immigration. She needs to be deported asap; but I'm sure five years from now she'll be here, playing victim to Bahamian policies.
We're already seeing the effects of our future with the open door and it looks bleak. I doubt educating more entitled, resentful, bi-national individuals will change that outlook.
Why doesn't Louby Georges, the Haitian embassy and all concerned parties create scholarship opportunities to private schools for these children? The entitled attitude that he's promoting to Haitian nationals for Bahamian resources, and the emotional blackmail, is disgusting. The MOE needs to stand it's ground and let people take responsibility for putting their children in this limbo. Maybe when the freebies dry up, illegal immigrants will as well.
If she gives up custody of her son she's making yet another selfish decision where his wellbeing is concerned. That is 100% on her.
If true, it is a disgusting crime that demonstrates backward thinking and of course, should be punished accordingly. However, for now it is just an allegation with many holes including the exclusion of independent witness accounts by the media. The location, the aggressor, nationality of attackers and the words exchanged are not consistent even by the victim's own account. Something happened, but was it necessarily a "gay" attack. It could be that he is a gay person who was involved in an altercation.
They had so many opportunities to cancel or relocate. How stupid can someone be to think they can essentially erect a city overnight, especially when nobody was paid? I cannot give them the benefit of doubt that it wasn't a scam on the MOT as well. They acted just as reckless as the naive "rich" kids...that is inexcusable.
He should have made a more substantive comment than The Bahamas surviving "the fallout". The organizers and the country (to a lesser extent) looked bad.
He should have addressed why the MOT "partnered" with an unknown organization. Why there are no deposit requirements for something that major. And how something like this will be avoided in the future. But I guess they already know that this market segment, which had a lot of potential, is already lost.
THEIR problem? Maybe you and DillyTree are the problems. Racist attitudes exist on both sides of the aisle...and perfect victims do not exist. What you may be seeing is the reflection of how treat them (the Black Bahamian). So absolutely, rise above your own "attitude", treat all people as your equal and you may see a change in their responses.
What's really laughable is that you choose to accept hearsay as a valid reason for not being liked, when in reality it could be your personality or know-it-all persona that people actually dislike. The arrogance and condescension in your post speaks volumes about you. Crime and the other points you referenced are not logical justifications for what you claim...those are usually the consequences of life in an overcrowded, high poverty environment with limited resources. Mr. Smith apologized, as he should, because he was wrong and his comments were in fact, racist and like you, he has no actual proof of the nonsense he claimed.
My2cents says...
He's wrong. If these five year olds are deported now, by 18 they would have already had their Haitian citizenship for 13 years. Rewarding illegality and encouraging entitlement is absolutely not the way to go. It will only cause more people to risk their lives to come for the endless freebies and the Bahamas to struggle even further to accommodate them.
Furthermore, there is already a path to assimilation: it's called legal immigration. After which an individual can learn and speak English, live in a regular neighborhood, work for a decent wage, and participate in their local economies and culture.
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My2cents says...
Illegal Haitians have been coddled, and in this case manipulated, into believing they are above the law. She provides her name, admits illegal status and gives her general address to a major news outlet because she does not fear repercussions. This speaks volumes about her (their) regard for Bahamian law and how much they have been emboldened by the passive approach to immigration. She needs to be deported asap; but I'm sure five years from now she'll be here, playing victim to Bahamian policies.
On What kind of policy keeps children out of school?
Posted 20 September 2017, 10:28 a.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
We're already seeing the effects of our future with the open door and it looks bleak. I doubt educating more entitled, resentful, bi-national individuals will change that outlook.
On What kind of policy keeps children out of school?
Posted 19 September 2017, 7:38 p.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
Why doesn't Louby Georges, the Haitian embassy and all concerned parties create scholarship opportunities to private schools for these children? The entitled attitude that he's promoting to Haitian nationals for Bahamian resources, and the emotional blackmail, is disgusting. The MOE needs to stand it's ground and let people take responsibility for putting their children in this limbo. Maybe when the freebies dry up, illegal immigrants will as well.
If she gives up custody of her son she's making yet another selfish decision where his wellbeing is concerned. That is 100% on her.
On What kind of policy keeps children out of school?
Posted 19 September 2017, 6:47 p.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
If true, it is a disgusting crime that demonstrates backward thinking and of course, should be punished accordingly. However, for now it is just an allegation with many holes including the exclusion of independent witness accounts by the media. The location, the aggressor, nationality of attackers and the words exchanged are not consistent even by the victim's own account. Something happened, but was it necessarily a "gay" attack. It could be that he is a gay person who was involved in an altercation.
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Posted 9 May 2017, 2:23 p.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
They had so many opportunities to cancel or relocate. How stupid can someone be to think they can essentially erect a city overnight, especially when nobody was paid? I cannot give them the benefit of doubt that it wasn't a scam on the MOT as well. They acted just as reckless as the naive "rich" kids...that is inexcusable.
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Posted 1 May 2017, 5:48 p.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
He should have made a more substantive comment than The Bahamas surviving "the fallout". The organizers and the country (to a lesser extent) looked bad.
He should have addressed why the MOT "partnered" with an unknown organization. Why there are no deposit requirements for something that major. And how something like this will be avoided in the future. But I guess they already know that this market segment, which had a lot of potential, is already lost.
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My2cents says...
Who said you were not Bahamian? Were you unable to get a passport or something?
On Attorney apologises for calling Bahamians ‘hateful’
Posted 24 January 2017, 10:04 a.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
THEIR problem? Maybe you and DillyTree are the problems. Racist attitudes exist on both sides of the aisle...and perfect victims do not exist. What you may be seeing is the reflection of how treat them (the Black Bahamian). So absolutely, rise above your own "attitude", treat all people as your equal and you may see a change in their responses.
On Attorney apologises for calling Bahamians ‘hateful’
Posted 24 January 2017, 10:01 a.m. Suggest removal
My2cents says...
What's really laughable is that you choose to accept hearsay as a valid reason for not being liked, when in reality it could be your personality or know-it-all persona that people actually dislike. The arrogance and condescension in your post speaks volumes about you. Crime and the other points you referenced are not logical justifications for what you claim...those are usually the consequences of life in an overcrowded, high poverty environment with limited resources. Mr. Smith apologized, as he should, because he was wrong and his comments were in fact, racist and like you, he has no actual proof of the nonsense he claimed.
On Attorney apologises for calling Bahamians ‘hateful’
Posted 24 January 2017, 9:54 a.m. Suggest removal