At this point I can’t be bothered. I suspected this may happen until the country upgrades the new immigration laws.  The government must like it so especially since some of these laws have been on the books for donkey years but these parties get on like they don’t care and don’t want to follow the laws to appease CARICOM.

*All* of this I believe is covered by the two following acts of Parliament.

CHAPTER 190 - IMMIGRATION (PDF)
http://www.caricomlaw.org/doc_dl.php?id=569

CHAPTER 188 - EXPULSION OF UNDESIRABLES (PDF)
http://www.caricomlaw.org/doc_dl.php?id=583

*stupes* I done talk.

Why is it that we have to live up to the US ideals.  I am not justifying any wrongdoings but c’mon, who died and made them God’s right hand.  I think that Barbados should make up a list and make the US tier two as well for deporting their supposed Barbadian hardened criminals who have never lived a day in their lives back to Barbados to further damage the socio-economic core of the society.

Bajans have been turning a blind eye to the sexual exploitation of workers for much too long. We continue to preach about equality in justice and human rights, while people languish in our jails for petty crimes, for many years awaiting trials.

We sit on our high horses, and lecture to others about the uncleanliness of their houses, while ours reek of corruption by the petty bourgeois. 
We are loaded with so call pride, and this is a good time for us to swallow it and take our medicine. The immigration initiates their enforcement like the Gestapo, with no due process afforded and think nothing of it.
The internet is flooded with loads of Bajan school children engaged in various sex acts, yet no police investigations.

The numerous missing and disappearance of persons, yet no one seem interested unless you are of the upper echelons of the bourgeois. Now you can start to point more fingers BARBADOS.

When the US stops exploiting Caribbean & Latin American Nationals to beat the IRS(tax system) then they can talk. Ask the big up execs if the domestics working in their homes are legal immigrants? Then you have prostitution galore in Vegas & they watching what other countries doing…..gimme a break. Anyhow B’dos send the illegal sex workers packing….they only harbor criminals anyway.

I read this article and am really ticked off.Who the hell gave the US the right to think that they can dictate to the rest of the world? They need to step back and address their own inequities,before they are even qualified to make such remarks and labels on other countries.The powers that be in Barbados should really tell them where to get off.

Don’t go blaming Guyanese and other Caricom people. Have we forgot the case where a plantation owner was charged in connection with two prostitutes for all the way from the Ukraine.

@ J PAYNE

i believe you are missing the point here. the existance of laws that would ask for the deportatio of sex workers is, IMO, irrelevant.

If i invite your daughter to New York telling her that i will find her legal and legitimate work then force her into prostitution after she gets here how do laws that say illegal immigrant prostitutes will be deported address the PPROBLEM? even if she is deported the mechanism for me to do the same to someone else still exists.

Maybe it is time to stop dismissing sex workers as sub-human and beneath the consideration of “decent” people.

The US. and British Governments thinks that they are here to police the entire world. They like to point out other country’s “flaws” and sweep their problems under the rug. It reminds me of parents who speak bad about other people’s kids and look at their own as saints.
Us problems as witnessed by a Bajan (me) living in the US on an everyday bases.
1. Drug trafficking
2. Child pornography
3. US Men traveling abroad to participate in child prostitution.
4. Rampant racism in the education system and hiring practices.
5. The majority of prostitutes are under age.
6. Nation wides gang violence (the majority who are under age criminals).
7. The large majority of illegal guns found in the Caribean,South and Central America are from North America.
The list goes on and on.
I was always tought to make sure your house is clean before you dare speak about someone elses.
Barbados and Bajans I love you.

It is alright to have a national plan, but how would that benefit us without any requisite legislation for backup? Why are attempts to beef up any sort of legislation (not only immigration laws) in this country so puny? How laizzer-faire we have become! Our ancestors must be really angry. Why do we always have to be ‘jumpstarted’ into real action? I guess this little wake up call will now get us moving along. Those of us advocating for change and improvements must not however grow tired or resign as @ J. Payne. Somebody has to keep stoking the fire.

Hearing this report about Barbados is not good at all the goverment need to look at this report and strive to do more because this could hurt the country dramatically

@Ross Clarke. I was interested in certain clauses within the ‘‘Expulsion of Undesirable’’ Act.  Under Part II, Section 11: I believe the government of Barbados is provided with the necessary powers to crackdown on the king-pins and major offenders (including employers) who exploit others. It states, “(1) Any person who is guilty of an offence against this Act shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty of two hundred and forty dollars or to imprisonment for six months, or to both such penalty and imprisonment. (2) Any person who aids or abets any other person in any contravention of this Act or who harbours any other person whom he knows or has reasonable grounds for believing to have acted in contravention of this Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.”

@Ross Clarke
This leads me to believe that should the government fully apply the law on overstay of time in the first instance, then this act would empower the government to go after the kingpins since they would be guilty of harbouring persons. According to side notes of this act, same parts of it have been around since 1927.

Mr DREW , the difference between the Americans/British and us , is that we are only too eager to accept handouts from them.
He who pays the piper, calls the tune.

THE US IS RIGHT I THINK PROSTITUTION IS ACCEPTED IN BARBADOS, SO EVEN WHEN A CHILD IS RAPE IN SCHOOL THE PRINCIPAL DO NOT THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT IT TO POLICE AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DO NOTHING. WHAT A SHAME

The question is: is the report false?  If it is not, we need to do something about this damning accusation and stop bother about the US. 

We are too laid back in this country when it comes to sexual abuse of girls.  We do nothing about the men and mothers who get girls who are still underage and at school to engage in ‘transactional sex’ so long as they bring home commodities or money to pay the light bill.  Too many girls are being introduced to sex by stepfathers.

Women who come here to make money, whether by sex or not must also be protected from exploitation by unscrupulous ‘pimps’.  Laws need to be enforced against bondage labour imposed on immigrants.

We want develop status, let’s see our leaders behave as modernised developed leaders.

Nothing publish by this US report to show that it’s fictitious or improper all they did was shown and highlighted facts of Human Trafficking which is Serious crimes against humanity which as the reported stated no one was arrested here within the last year for such crimes. What’s Improper and Insane is the way in which how some of my fellow citizens think and comprehend the article that it seems to be a illusions of cohorts. Seems Barbadians don’t like facts but like more so to entertain jokes this report is not about Crop-Over this is the cold hard truth of what plays out in this country, time for all those who would like to pretend that such dont exist to swallow your stupid ego, old rhetoric logic and pride and welcome to the real world ... No one disputes that US and UK don’t have there own internal problems, they do admit it’s a problem on home soil so, stop pointing the fingers at other caribbean nationals coming here, they could only make it i government here i say no more.

I have long ago mentioned the adverse cultural penetration, so I concur with those who are commenting on the superpowers. Don’t worry, Uncle Samwill one day fix those deceivers of the IRA, now enjoying themselves in our land. They will be sorry that Lord Nelson is no longer alive.  Our government needs to pay attention to the disgusting practices that obtain under the guise of diplomatic immunity and off shore services, and which is taking us down. The thing is that these people would never dream of exhibiting such behaviour or practices in their homeland. Just last night I heard from a friend of how she is exploited in the execution of her job. How can this evil be righted when those frowning on us, those responsible for our governance, those who should be protecting our labour rights and legal rights are all in bed together?

95% of the foreign prostitutes that operate in Barbados come here of their own FREE WILL. A section of the press conducted a few interviews with some of these women about two years ago and I remember one of them said she is clerical officer in Guyana. She was on vacation and decided that to make extra money she would come and prostitute herself in Barbados.
According to her, she makes more money in four weeks, picking fares, than she does for an entire year working in her government job in Guyana.
Now the other 5% I can’t speak of. There has been cases reported in the press previously of women who came here to work as maids but were prostituted. Funny thing is, these ladies never reported it to the police, but decided to go to the press.

The USA is in the very best position to identify the ugly problem of human trafficing, and why? They are one of the inventors of it. Some Examples: Slavery, Indian Reservations, racial and social discrimination, mobsterism, gangsterism etc., and it is very unfortunate that some countries in the hemisphere always try to mimic their anti-social behavior. Give me a break; Barbados need to look at this report objectively, and make our own decisions in addressing any identified problems.
Bajan, USA

I am American.  I visited Barbados on my honeymoon (28 years ago—a long, long time) so I have always had a special love for Barbados & its people.  You are right, we in the US have many serious problems that should be dealt with.  And I probably wouldn’t like another country telling me to clean up my own house either.  But really, 95% of prostitutes are acting on their own free will??  I don’t think any little girl decides “when I grow up, I want to be a prostitute instead of a teacher, nurse, etc.”  The vast majority of US prostitutes are drug addicts, that’s what keeps them in this type of life.  And surely no one can support the idea of child prostitution in yours or any other country!  I think a major crackdown is needed on the men who are customers, maybe that would help matters.  I certainly hope so.  May the sun continue to shine on your beautiful country and all its people. 
Barbados Lover from US