Yes, everyone seems all excited by this unfortunate news but they seem to forget that "little Nassau" isn't so "little" anymore with all the destructive influences at work on the young people, especially the men.
The outside world is having an influence on our people and it is not entirely a beneficial influence.
The reality is that crime is everywhere and common sense must prevail when on a small island with many young men on the loose who have nothing better to do than look for trouble.
Nowhere is perfect, there is no Utopia, as much as we would like there to be one right here at home. There has always been crime in The Bahamas the difference being that today's version is frequently more random and more violent especially with the seemingly easy access to illegal weapons.

Please allow me to correct my earlier comment: The border between the U.S. and Mexico moved quite far SOUTH after the Mexican-American War of 1846-1847.

Speaking of Mexicans and the American southwest: Many years ago I remember either hearing or reading that the late President Lyndon B. Johnson had informally agreed with the sitting Mexican president at the time to go easy on the border crossing enforcement rules since Johnson understood that with the rapid rate of population increase in Mexico and the level of government corruption, there had to be some sort of "pressure relief valve", if you will, to reduce the risk of another Mexican Revolution similar to or more destructive than the one that started in 1911.
Also, keep in mind that the border between those two countries moved quite far north after the Mexican-American War of 1846-1847.

How about looking more closely into those flood and accident-damaged and stolen vehicles exported from the U.S. to The Bahamas over the years?
Many a vehicle has arrived here after having been washed away down some river valley or submerged by a tidal surge generated by a hurricane.
At least the Japanese claim to check their export vehicles for traces of radiation, especially after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster of a few years ago.
No vehicle can last forever but check Consumer Reports or other reputable ratings agencies and see for yourself that the reliability of the major Japanese brands are always at the top of the list.
For heaven's sake don't by a Jeep, Fiat or a Chrysler!

Sure enough, keep your eyes on this one and notice carefully the names of the members of the delegation. If they can cut off this line of supply or at the very least make it more difficult to import used vehicles from Japan they will be able to say "mission accomplished".
Whether or not they can force the general public to sign up for one of those $50,000 new cars is another matter.
They are fully aware that the Japanese government is very careful about "lemons" being exported since such occurrences hurt the reputation of their entire, very large, auto industry.
As the man said, "I smell a rat".

Perhaps Ms. Wallace should concentrate on the basic fact that Haiti has a population of many millions with no apparent plans to slow down the numbers. She should recall the Law of National Labour in Cuba in the late 1920s intended to restrict the number of immigrants on construction sites in Oriente Province.
She should recall that The Bahamas cannot absorb limitless numbers of what they call in Spanish "mano de obra" or manual labour.
If a people are unwilling to defend their own country from an influx of illegal immigrants then they will find that they don't have a country to defend.
Check what has happened between Austria and Italy over the summer in the matter of illegal immigrants and widen your horizons a little.
Bahamians should not feel ashamed that they they do not want their country overrun by illegal immigrants with little to contribute.

That breakwater has been damaged ever since the so-called "perfect storm" at the end of October 1991 when 30 foot waves rolled in from the north east and did a lot of damage to the north coast of New Providence and to Salt Cay.
Check the newspaper files for more details.
West Bay Street along Saunders Beach was impassable as a result of rocks, sand and debris in the road.

Don't forget Hurricane Michele that passed over New
Providence from southwest to northeast on November 5, 2001.
"Remember, remember the fifth of November".

Lots of comments here but there are a few basic facts to keep in mind: Haitians do not control all constituencies (yet); the continuously festering problem of Haiti has never been properly addressed by the international community; the likelihood of any significant action being taken by the Bahamas government is dubious at best; those local people in Abaco and other communities who profit from the Haitian presence are short sighted and ignorant of the larger picture of problems caused by illegal immigration on the world stage.
Check the political swing to the right in Germany and Austria (to name just two examples) resulting from the invitation extended by Angela Merkel in Germany to millions of so-called "refugees" who are fast becoming an annoyance and expense in western Europe.

Cat Island Boy: It's that last "step" as you say that seems to keep so many of them in The Bahamas.
The Reverend is stating his position which is perhaps reflected in the concerns of his constituents whom he was elected to represent.
Don't shoot the messenger.
In the modern world the mere mention of "immigrants" or "migrants" is sufficient to cause whispers and sometimes howls of concern.
Mrs. Merkel in Germany lost many seats to the AfD party as a result of growing concern relative to her invitation to millions of migrants from Syria and a number of other countries.
Of course, our problems are on a smaller scale but they have a right to be expressed openly whether you or anyone else agrees with them or not.