Comments on: Column: Comprehensive Immigration Reform

By: DeOnion

DeOnion — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:29:24 +0000

Sir, please, specifically spell out the PLP’s immigration policy.

By: road rash

road rash — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:01:52 +0000

The bottom line is that it took a new minister to free up the backlog of permits, despite the immigration reform group presenting its report more than a year ago, there has been no further progress, one minister has left immigration because he was not up to the job, and nothing has changed in the anti-expat rhetoric the PLP displayed before the election.
There is spare office space for about 4,000 people, the Premier has, on the record, spoken of the need to increase the resident population (maybe to as much as 80,000 people), every expat working here helps to spread the cost of health and contributes to the tax base, meaning less is imposed on Bermudians, they are generally job creators.
The PLP has been like a rabbit in the headlights when it comes to immigration – one side of the party knows there is a need to increase resident population another does not.

By: 2 Bermudas

2 Bermudas — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:57:36 +0000

What the Pee El Pee fail to consider are the people who are already here with ideas and capital to start new business, but they won’t because they have no rights!! Detz how you create industries, ding dong!! Hahahahaha!!!

By: truthertz

truthertz — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:46:45 +0000

You mean tax the living daylights out of Bermudians first!

By: Retro

Retro — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:36:43 +0000

That doesn’t sound like immigration reform . The real pertinent question, MP Famous or anybody else, is why don’t you believe that real world economic policies , like growing your tax base/ population, applies to Bermuda also. After all we have real world social problems that can be attributed to a poor economy so why can’t we do the basics to improve the economy rather than hoping for some crypto miracle ?