George Brathwaite is a PhD Candidate in International Politics at the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology; Newcastle University, UK.
On May 24 2009, I was part of a Sunday Brass Tacks panel discussing the problem of migration as it relates to Barbados. At that time, I proposed that for several reasons it was more appropriate to be clear on the terms we use when making reference to those persons normally viewed as ‘illegal migrants’. Today I stand by those arguments knowing that such arguments are in keeping with international best practices and cursory distinctions. There is increasing attention placed on issues of migration (i.e. legal and illegal) because it is a complex phenomenon that straddles several spheres of cultural, social, economic, political, and geopolitical domains among others…
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And be sure to read Moral, Ethical and Legal Considerations Surrounding Intra-Caribbean Migration, George C Brathwaite
The constitution of Barbados is still the highest law of Barbados, and contain in this document is the definition a citizenship, how one can become citizen, have citizenship revoke etc. Until that is change, no other document will address the awarding of citizenship and status to persons with its jurisdiction. If you want to lead Barbados further down the road of your law is not my law then you can continue to have laws in place and ignore them in practice. According to Sir Roy Alleyne’s commissioned report on Law and order, there is already a significant build-up of this phenomenon (your law is not my law) amongst the youth of Barbados.