From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
A father's pain
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
AT 40 years old, he is a man in anguish over the loss of the family he had to leave behind in the United States when he was deported to Jamaica in 2008.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"He recalled that when the authorities came to get him, he was in the process of taking his youngest son, age 13, to school."
"(H)is story did not begin with his deportation, which came as a consequence of his not being in the country legally. The man, who is married to the mother of his two youngest children, said he was taken to the US at age five or six by his father. But no sooner did he get there, his father began to physically abuse him. As a result, he was taken into state care where he remained, on and off, for the next 10 years.
He later returned to live with his father until he was 21-years-old, when he was deported, having run afoul of the law over a drug charge. While in custody, the authorities discovered that he had no papers. He was offered bail, which his father -- who had failed to ensure he got his green card and citizenship -- refused to post."
"He was deported, but after only about four months he was back in the States using a new name. He assumed the name of a US soldier, and it was several years before local authorities discovered what he had done and brought him up on charges. He was given two years probation for that offence and went back to using his own name."
"Immigration authorities soon discovered that several years earlier he had also assumed the name of a soldier that had deserted the army.
He was subsequently taken into custody, and deported for the second time in 19 years."
"(A)s he adapts to life on the island, his family struggles in the US."
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"His other children from a previous relationship -- a son, 19, a daughter, 21, and another son, 22 -- are in no less need of him."
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
JO - ‘Families in jeopardy'
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
‘Families in jeopardy'
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
MORE than 12,000 Jamaicans were deported in the last four years, many of whom have left families behind, with potentially dire consequences.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Over the years the majority of those deported have been men. Last year, for example, of the 3,076 people deported, 2,687 were men aged 18 years and older, according to statistics from the Ministry of National Security. In 2008, of the 3,234 people deported, 2,759 were males, while in 2007, of the 2,984 people deported, 2,491 were males. In 2006, 3,003 people were deported with males accounting for 2,532 of that number."
"(T)here is a current case of a young man in his twenties -- the father of an infant child -- who is facing deportation."
"Such separation, he said, is devastating for children and boys in particular."
"(B)oys, he said, are prone to involvement in crime and delinquency."
""If our government is big and bad enough to face down the powerful United States over a man US authorities say they want for trafficking in narcotics and illegal guns, then, surely, that same government ought to be bold enough to make meaningful representation whenever US authorities intend to deport a US-Jamaican permanent resident who is a model father and faithful breadwinner," he said."
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"Jurisdictions have taken a hard line against illegal migrants and others who run afoul of the law, especially since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. But even before 9/11, the United States had begun to crack down on migrants, courtesy of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
The act provides the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement extensive powers while limiting judicial review of deportation and detention decisions made by immigration judges. At the same time, it has expanded the scope of crimes that are grounds for deportation, according to Headley's Deported Volume I."
Jamaica Observer
‘Families in jeopardy'
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
MORE than 12,000 Jamaicans were deported in the last four years, many of whom have left families behind, with potentially dire consequences.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Over the years the majority of those deported have been men. Last year, for example, of the 3,076 people deported, 2,687 were men aged 18 years and older, according to statistics from the Ministry of National Security. In 2008, of the 3,234 people deported, 2,759 were males, while in 2007, of the 2,984 people deported, 2,491 were males. In 2006, 3,003 people were deported with males accounting for 2,532 of that number."
"(T)here is a current case of a young man in his twenties -- the father of an infant child -- who is facing deportation."
"Such separation, he said, is devastating for children and boys in particular."
"(B)oys, he said, are prone to involvement in crime and delinquency."
""If our government is big and bad enough to face down the powerful United States over a man US authorities say they want for trafficking in narcotics and illegal guns, then, surely, that same government ought to be bold enough to make meaningful representation whenever US authorities intend to deport a US-Jamaican permanent resident who is a model father and faithful breadwinner," he said."
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"Jurisdictions have taken a hard line against illegal migrants and others who run afoul of the law, especially since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. But even before 9/11, the United States had begun to crack down on migrants, courtesy of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
The act provides the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement extensive powers while limiting judicial review of deportation and detention decisions made by immigration judges. At the same time, it has expanded the scope of crimes that are grounds for deportation, according to Headley's Deported Volume I."
Monday, March 29, 2010
JO - Help coming for children of deportees
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
Help coming for children of deportees
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
TWENTY children of incarcerated or deported Jamaican migrants will shortly be selected to receive financial aid and other benefits under a European Union and United Nations Development Programme-funded project.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The project, dubbed Supporting Jamaican Deported Migrants and their Families, was launched last October."
"In addition to protecting the human rights of children of deported migrants and migrants who are still incarcerated in other countries, the project has as its objectives:
* to raise awareness about the development value of ensuring that deported migrants are apart of nation-building;
* to educate deported migrants about their rights;
* to conduct research to identify the needs of deported migrants as they attempt to reintegrate and resettle in Jamaica; and
* to inform and educate students about the issues related to trafficking, illegal migration and deportation."
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"The research goals mirror those of the overall project, notably:
* to inform and teach deported migrants about their rights;
* to hear and discuss specific resettlement needs and challenges;
* to expose deported migrants to economic opportunities in Jamaica; and
* to guide deported migrants through a set of possible actions and strategies for coping with challenges."
Jamaica Observer
Help coming for children of deportees
BY PETRE WILLIAMS-RAYNOR williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, March 07, 2010
TWENTY children of incarcerated or deported Jamaican migrants will shortly be selected to receive financial aid and other benefits under a European Union and United Nations Development Programme-funded project.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The project, dubbed Supporting Jamaican Deported Migrants and their Families, was launched last October."
"In addition to protecting the human rights of children of deported migrants and migrants who are still incarcerated in other countries, the project has as its objectives:
* to raise awareness about the development value of ensuring that deported migrants are apart of nation-building;
* to educate deported migrants about their rights;
* to conduct research to identify the needs of deported migrants as they attempt to reintegrate and resettle in Jamaica; and
* to inform and educate students about the issues related to trafficking, illegal migration and deportation."
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"The research goals mirror those of the overall project, notably:
* to inform and teach deported migrants about their rights;
* to hear and discuss specific resettlement needs and challenges;
* to expose deported migrants to economic opportunities in Jamaica; and
* to guide deported migrants through a set of possible actions and strategies for coping with challenges."
Thursday, January 8, 2009
JO - TARGET: GROWTH. Ambassador urges alumni associations to act in the interest of economic develop't
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Observer
TARGET: GROWTH
Ambassador urges alumni associations to act in the interest of economic develop't
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Environment editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, October 26, 2008
JAMAICA'S ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has urged alumni associations to help build social capital in order to spur the island's economic development.
JOHNSON. without social capital, it is very difficult to have a modern society (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
"Social capital is a platform which is built by a population which develops significant trust among its members. This has been found to be so important in economic development that the World Bank has established an entire department to deal with it," the ambassador told a group of University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona students last Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(S)ocial capital indirectly provided the glue needed for economic development. "This glue, called trust, has been found to be a major element in permitting individuals to invest in enterprises not operated by persons whom they know.
It therefore enhances the growth of large enterprises which have the critical mass to provide those goods and services which require significant investment," Johnson said.
"Put bluntly, without social capital, it is very difficult to have a modern society. Not only does it promote large-scale operations - factories instead of work-shops for instance - but it also provides a willingness to enter into new ventures, a willingness to innovate and to adapt new systems without having actually seen them work. It allows people to invest in the stock exchange, to put funds in commercial banks rather than the mattress." "
Jamaica Observer
TARGET: GROWTH
Ambassador urges alumni associations to act in the interest of economic develop't
BY PETRE WILLIAMS Environment editor williamsp@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, October 26, 2008
JAMAICA'S ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has urged alumni associations to help build social capital in order to spur the island's economic development.
JOHNSON. without social capital, it is very difficult to have a modern society (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
"Social capital is a platform which is built by a population which develops significant trust among its members. This has been found to be so important in economic development that the World Bank has established an entire department to deal with it," the ambassador told a group of University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona students last Thursday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(S)ocial capital indirectly provided the glue needed for economic development. "This glue, called trust, has been found to be a major element in permitting individuals to invest in enterprises not operated by persons whom they know.
It therefore enhances the growth of large enterprises which have the critical mass to provide those goods and services which require significant investment," Johnson said.
"Put bluntly, without social capital, it is very difficult to have a modern society. Not only does it promote large-scale operations - factories instead of work-shops for instance - but it also provides a willingness to enter into new ventures, a willingness to innovate and to adapt new systems without having actually seen them work. It allows people to invest in the stock exchange, to put funds in commercial banks rather than the mattress." "
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