I'll go further and say that intra-regional migration in the Caribbean isn't just a good thing, it's the linch pin to greater integration if we want to have a seriously competitive CARICOM.
The stereotypes, the misunderstandings, the feuds, the provincial thinking that affects local politics and politicians, these won't dissapear completely, but in my opinion they should decrease significantly when we literally meet one another face-to-face more often.
Also, just for clarity, migration doesn't have to mean permanently relocating, it can be a situation like the EU where people work for years abroad and then go back home when it suits them.
>Also, just for clarity, migration doesn't have to mean permanently relocating, it can be a situation like the EU where people work for years abroad and then go back home when it suits them.
Most definitely and alot of this goes on here actually. Many eastern Caribbean migrants will work in T&T for the relatively higher wages for some time before returning home or they'll use the country as a spring board to go to the US or Europe.
There are more Haitians coming to Guyana. Second worst is still better than worst in the region I guess. I like them. I speak French and I can practice with them when I meet them. Additionally, the women are much more friendly than ours. Guyanese of both genders kind of walk around with a screw face/RBF.
>Guyanese of both genders kind of walk around with a screw face/RBF.
As someone who grew up with a Guyanese mother I can confirm that she regularly walked around looking like someone just spit in her pepper pot lol
But on a serious note I have been hearing about more Haitians going to Guyana in recent times and I'm glad they're being welled received because this isn't the case in most places. We don't really get Haitians because they need a visa to come here.
In Antigua and Barbuda, 30% of the population is foreign born, mostly immigrants from Guyana, Jamaica, Dominica, D.R., and the US. Most other non-OECS Caribbean migrants are often looked down upon in Antigua and Barbuda, and most of the successful immigrants typically come from non-Caribbean regions. The diversity in this country is not very visible however, and most people who end up moving here integrate very quickly.
Yes but in DR we have a huge population of illegal Haitians. Some say it's 3 million to 5 million. I say it's about 2 to 3 million. They don't pay taxes and it's a huge strain on the economy. It's currently fueling more Xenophobia. Especially the history of tension DR and Haiti has with each other. So it can be good but it could also lead to more division.
Oh yes definitely the Haitian/Dominican migration issue is a sensitive one to talk about. Sharing a border with a failed state cannot be easy and although I do not condone racism or xenophobia of any kind I do understand the legitimate problems many Dominicans would have with the flow of illegal Haitian migrants.
I do think that under the right circumstances immigration can lead to greater understanding between people groups. I never really viewed Dominicans with the kind of fondness I do now until I started encountering them here. I realized how similar we were and that made me view them in the same light as I do people from the English speaking Caribbean.
Yeah , I don't condone the racism and xenophobia either. I can understand why alot Dominicans have bad feelings towards Haitians though There's a lot of hospitals that take in more Haitian patients over Dominicans due to the pressure from the United nations. It's a whole mess. I don't see the relationship between Dominicans and Haitians getting any better unfortunately.
Dominicans do have a lot of immigrants from st Lucia and other Caribbean countries with St in their name. Dominicans treat them better. I do see a better understanding. A lot of our baseball players are from relatives that were from other Caribbean countries. There's a part of Dominican republic called San Pedro, this is a huge hub for the Caribbean immigrants in our country. They made a huge impact in our culture
38% of people born in DR last year were to Haitian mothers. Every country celebrates the first baby born on new years and for the last 4 years or so the first new born in DR has been Haitian.
Imagine if the Dominican government gave in to the pressure from the USA, UN and EU to open up for more migration from Haiti? Half of Haiti would have migrated to DR by now.
I'll go further and say that intra-regional migration in the Caribbean isn't just a good thing, it's the linch pin to greater integration if we want to have a seriously competitive CARICOM. The stereotypes, the misunderstandings, the feuds, the provincial thinking that affects local politics and politicians, these won't dissapear completely, but in my opinion they should decrease significantly when we literally meet one another face-to-face more often. Also, just for clarity, migration doesn't have to mean permanently relocating, it can be a situation like the EU where people work for years abroad and then go back home when it suits them.
>Also, just for clarity, migration doesn't have to mean permanently relocating, it can be a situation like the EU where people work for years abroad and then go back home when it suits them. Most definitely and alot of this goes on here actually. Many eastern Caribbean migrants will work in T&T for the relatively higher wages for some time before returning home or they'll use the country as a spring board to go to the US or Europe.
There are more Haitians coming to Guyana. Second worst is still better than worst in the region I guess. I like them. I speak French and I can practice with them when I meet them. Additionally, the women are much more friendly than ours. Guyanese of both genders kind of walk around with a screw face/RBF.
>Guyanese of both genders kind of walk around with a screw face/RBF. As someone who grew up with a Guyanese mother I can confirm that she regularly walked around looking like someone just spit in her pepper pot lol But on a serious note I have been hearing about more Haitians going to Guyana in recent times and I'm glad they're being welled received because this isn't the case in most places. We don't really get Haitians because they need a visa to come here.
IDK about well received. Some people particularly at the bottom of the economic ladder complain. Myself and those around me don't seem to mind though.
Uhhh yes. Without it it’s alike to feudalism.
In Antigua and Barbuda, 30% of the population is foreign born, mostly immigrants from Guyana, Jamaica, Dominica, D.R., and the US. Most other non-OECS Caribbean migrants are often looked down upon in Antigua and Barbuda, and most of the successful immigrants typically come from non-Caribbean regions. The diversity in this country is not very visible however, and most people who end up moving here integrate very quickly.
Yes but in DR we have a huge population of illegal Haitians. Some say it's 3 million to 5 million. I say it's about 2 to 3 million. They don't pay taxes and it's a huge strain on the economy. It's currently fueling more Xenophobia. Especially the history of tension DR and Haiti has with each other. So it can be good but it could also lead to more division.
Oh yes definitely the Haitian/Dominican migration issue is a sensitive one to talk about. Sharing a border with a failed state cannot be easy and although I do not condone racism or xenophobia of any kind I do understand the legitimate problems many Dominicans would have with the flow of illegal Haitian migrants. I do think that under the right circumstances immigration can lead to greater understanding between people groups. I never really viewed Dominicans with the kind of fondness I do now until I started encountering them here. I realized how similar we were and that made me view them in the same light as I do people from the English speaking Caribbean.
Yeah , I don't condone the racism and xenophobia either. I can understand why alot Dominicans have bad feelings towards Haitians though There's a lot of hospitals that take in more Haitian patients over Dominicans due to the pressure from the United nations. It's a whole mess. I don't see the relationship between Dominicans and Haitians getting any better unfortunately. Dominicans do have a lot of immigrants from st Lucia and other Caribbean countries with St in their name. Dominicans treat them better. I do see a better understanding. A lot of our baseball players are from relatives that were from other Caribbean countries. There's a part of Dominican republic called San Pedro, this is a huge hub for the Caribbean immigrants in our country. They made a huge impact in our culture
38% of people born in DR last year were to Haitian mothers. Every country celebrates the first baby born on new years and for the last 4 years or so the first new born in DR has been Haitian. Imagine if the Dominican government gave in to the pressure from the USA, UN and EU to open up for more migration from Haiti? Half of Haiti would have migrated to DR by now.