Cayman Islands Discusses Immigration Reform
Immigration reform is one of the key issues in the upcoming election in the Cayman Islands, and some of their political figures have suggested they follow Bermuda’s lead in eliminating term limits.
CompassCayman.com reports that former Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush believes Cayman should follow Bermuda’s example and abandon the term limits policy – which they call ‘rollover’ in the Cayman.
Mr. Bush said the policy was damaging the Islands’ economy and handing an advantage to competitors in other jurisdictions, saying that when financial services companies decide to leave the Cayman Islands because of an inflexible immigration regime then those that work in the industry like secretaries and clerks lose their job.
“Mr. Bush found an unlikely ally on the issue in opposition leader Alden McLaughlin who in 2011 presented a plan that called for a repeal of the seven-year term limit for foreign workers and the elimination of key employee status. Both provisions would allow foreign workers to stay long enough in Cayman to apply for permanent residence,” the report said.
You can read the full story here on CompassCayman.com.
