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Illegal Immigrants and their Effects on the Bahamas

For many years illegal immigrants have been travelling from their own country to other countries, in search of a better way of life, jobs, or maybe a new home. The Bahamas is known for harboring Haitians, Jamaicans, and Cubans. Immigration affects the society in various ways such as economy, population, educational system, and health. Illegal immigrants migrate from their country to the Bahamas for various reasons. Some say that they are trying to crossover to America and end up using the Bahamas as a base until they can further their journey. While others say that it is a way of escape from criminal activity in which they have committed or to get away from their home country where the state of living is very poor. The famous song in which majority of Bahamians know, “Dey comin by boat, dey comin by plane, dey comin in wheelchair some with walking cane,” clearly illustrates the problem of Illegal Immigrants in the Bahamas. These people come to the beautiful Bahama land not to see Theresa their Mona Lisa but to stay for a while taking up residency. As a result of this it makes it harder for our young ones growing up to find jobs when they graduate. Illegal immigrants work for a lower salary and they complete their tasks without arguing. Employees see this as an opportunity to make a profit with little payout. Hence, Bahamians are unemployed and are now force to look for a new job. In the Bahamas Bahamians would rather look upon a job such as cutting the grass. Therefore an illegal immigrant such as a Haitian would gladly take that opportunity to earn a living. Illegal Immigration has a major impact on the economy, as it takes jobs away from people who were working to support their families or pay utility bills. This is because of the low wages, if there are two