The section does not say a child of a PRC born in Bermuda or who arrived in Bermuda. This means ANY child born in Bermuda or who arrived in Bermuda before their 16th birthday as long as they reside in Bermuda for 10 years before they apply. Their parents don’t need to stay for 10 years as long as at some point the child lives in Bermuda for 10 years. Could be when the parent is there or later on if the child comes back to work in Bermuda. Do you really think that there won’t be permit workers taking advantage of this? Besides permit workers should not be allowed to have their permit renewed as many times as they do unless they are in a key position in a company. Your comment, “in which their parents would most likely have PRC by then” assures me that both you and I know that many permit workers regardless of their position have their permits renewed more often than not. A permit holder should only get PRC if they are in a key position but that’s not what Fahy’s pathways plan is geared towards.

So a child of a permit worker arrives in Bermuda at the age of 15. Their parent’s permits as happens many times gets renewed until their here for a 10 year mark. The child now becomes eligible to get PRC status. There’s so many scenarios on how this can be taken advantage of.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Fahy does comment on other Facebook groups but I’m sure it’s only ones that support his agenda. Nevertheless it’s not just that he comments on this group but he posts whatever information he can to help them support their/his agenda.

As for your STUPID British passport argument – Bermuda was claimed by Britain, and SLAVES were brought to the island to build it up. The United Kingdom / her crap majesty has an OBLIGATION to the people of her current / former colonies. Let’s not go down that route, because history, the law, and COMMON SENSE would serve you a nice KO in the first round. STAWP.

It’s funny that the “silent majoirty” which is a term coined by trump supporters call other people trump supporters…

Back to my rumswizzle

STAY ALERT BERMUDA…..STAY VIGILANT…STAY CONNECTED.
These people are CRAZY!!!!!

Crew on crew violence has reduced which has nothing to do with government and all to do with one crew winning their power play over the other.

Here’s a little food for thought. Did you know that PLP’s first campaign was sponsored by two European PRCs. They are the main reason PLP won the first time. Just think how different history would have been if those two PRCs were never allowed that status. Not all PRCs are beneficial to Bermuda.

That said if you want to talk about adopted children and mixed status families gaining pathways I feel that some stipulations should be added for the children of a foreign spouse that are not biological children of the Bermudian parent. If the spouse has 10 years to wait for status so should her children even if adopted. This gives time to prove that the spouse didn’t marry a Bermudian just so her children could get status. It already happens in other jurisdictions so caution should be taken. I know of a parent who has pretty much disowned their children for the new spouses children which needs to be avoided at all cost as we already have fatherless children for other reasons and don’t need more because step mommy is the new boss and feels her little precious is better than the other lady’s children.

It was a scientific pool conducted by Global Research with the results published March 16 2016.

It is the same poll which found that 53% of voters are against the airport deal. This 53% was noted by the PLP as being a ‘solid majority’ and as such the Government should stop the airport deal from proceeding.

So by the PLP’s reasoning if 53% is a ‘solid majority’ then 56% should be viewed as an ‘overwhelming majority’ and thus they should cease their relentless opposition to pathways/

But then again since you were not polled no results are going to be legit as you are the be all, end all, of public opinion apparently.

PS: You don’t ‘fill out’ scientific polls. You answer question put forward to over the phone by the pollsters.

Not true! Guest workers give birth in Bermuda. If this policy goes through their children will be eligible for status and will be able to set a path for their parents having status also. Guest workers using policies like this has been termed in other countries as having anchor babies and it’s an issue in those countries and will be here if the policy is not altered so it doesn’t happen.

Still there’s a bit of a point to Trump’s ideas because USA has some of the most poverty stricken areas in the world and open immigration has not solved the issue. I don’t agree on Trumps views because of their extremity but Obama’s liberal immigration policies have not worked either. There needs to be a middle ground and Fahy does not have his planned policy on it.

Historically on island jobs have been a fixed number and the economy static. This would need to change first before we can fix our unemployment but it wont because the path being set is the same as it’s always been. In other jurisdictions even though they have an open immigration policy they still push the creation of re-education resources. Here our education resources are less than most third world nations. Instead the money is spent on pie in the sky ideas.

If only 2,200 could be bothered to sign a petition in opposition, what does that tell you? Granted, some might be expats. But take them out, and you will still get closer to the 56% you see in the scientific polls.

In any event, there is a moral argument to make. There are expats here whose voices SHOULD matter. These are the people who have been born in Bermuda and who have lived here their entire lives.

Sure, re write the history of crime in Bermuda and blame the foreigners for all of it. Boy that is typical from a PLP supporter. De Nile isn’t just a river.

The other day there was a heartbreaking story in the media of a young man born an raised here…he stated his father and his father’s brother where both here for 20 plus years, they bought their spouses here now they have children born here, who feels the country now owes then status…..is it honest to say no Bermudian was able to fill the occupational roles they have….what field of work or expertise does these brothers have that no Bermudian was able to achieve in 2 decades…

What about investigating the circumstances as to why we can’t educate of own…with that said. ..we have had several reports commissioned and recommendations given…all staying that the work permit policy is structurally racist, socially, and fiancially bias….

And from the Wooding Report,Pitt Report, and more recent reports, very few of the recommendations have been implemented.

So should we now join hands and say too bad that the oligarch screwed over the black population…. but we the benefactors of that situation. .now have some demands of our own..and those disinfrenchied by the oligarchy are xenophobic they don’t approve of our demands

I think therein lies the fly in the ointment for the “NO No Nos”

As a ruling has been made–for those not in favour of it–Get lawyers and mount and appeal in court.

You will loose this argument in the court of public/political opinion as it is simply a legal issue.

A MAJORITY OF BERMUDIANS?? I know THE majority of Bermudians don’t support the Bill! Those polls are fuzzied and I know for a fact that a lot of those signatures are bogus and irrelevant as many are from expats that have not been on this island for 3 years and therefore have NO right to sign anything! The nerve! 5000 signatures don’t represent THE MAJORITY in a country of 70,000. Excluding expats, show a poll on Bermudians in support and I guarantee you those number drop significantly!!

Trying to push their way into Bda -

OBA – Who do represent ?
The average bermudian or the xpat who comes to bermuda to work ?

fey ??

“Finally, while not directly related to Government’s “Pathways” proposals, we urge all parties to seek a resolution to this issue. We understand that this may be an issue that needs to be carefully negotiated with the UK Government. However, many persons making submissions to us spoke of the need to have compassion for these individuals, even if it means facilitating the grant of a passport and having them leave to go elsewhere.”

This group has it backwards because they are the ones who have elsewhere to go while the Uyghurs don’t. In any country with open immigration policies refugees come before PRCs since they REALLY are facing human rights issues. They should be allowed to stay before any other foreigner since they REALLY have no choice in the situation. At least the Uyghurs are happy to just have their immediate family be allowed to stay unlike some others who hope to get Bermuda status for not only their immediate family but also the rest of their country.