Bahamas Strikes Tough Tone On Immigration At UN

Source: AP

UNITED NATIONS (AP) —The foreign minister of the Bahamas said Tuesday his country is determined to control illegal immigration, saying that allowing it to balloon could be a "recipe for civil strife."

Frederick Mitchell struck a tough tone during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly, less than two weeks after his government announced a measure making it harder for migrants to work in the island chain.

The Caribbean country is considering additional restrictions as part of a plan that appears mostly aimed at large numbers of Haitians who have settled there.

Mitchell said controlling illegal immigration in the Bahamas is "central to our survivability as a country, central to our national identity and central to our national security," he said.

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