Immigration changes approved in Parliament

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Opposition MPs raise concerns about impact of immigration bill

Opposition members and independent MPs raised concerns about “unintended consequences” of the reforms contained in the government’s Immigration Bill and warned that it could open the door to legal challenges as well as impacting Caymanian businesses.

Opposition Leader Joey Hew, said in the Parliamentary debate on the bill’s second reading, “I want to support this bill. However, I’m afraid that many aspects of this bill will not stand up to legal scrutiny.”

He said that while government had at least confronted the issue at hand, “The question remains; will the bill before us today achieve what is intended or will the law of unintended consequences far outweigh the desired outcomes.”

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