The Truth About Immigration Reform: The Clear Difference Between the PLP & OBA

The OBA would have you believe there is no difference between the PLP and the OBA regarding immigration reform, but nothing could be further from the truth.

A Clear Difference in Immigration Policy

The difference between the PLP and the OBA is clear:

✔ The PLP supports residential rights for long-term residents.
❌ The OBA supports the granting of Bermudian status to long-term residents, as laid out in Michael Fahy’s “Pathways to Status” initiative, which brought the country to a standstill in 2016.

The PLP’s Approach: Fair & Balanced Immigration Reform

The PLP believes in bipartisan immigration reform to support our economy, an approach the OBA rejected.

With bipartisan support, the PLP implemented PRCs for long-term residents.

However, unlike the OBA, we do not support Bermudian status for long-term residents, which would:

❌ Grant unlimited property ownership rights
❌ Give voting rights that could alter Bermuda’s future

The OBA’s Risky Plan for Bermuda’s Future

Michael Fahy and the OBA want to fundamentally change what it means to be Bermudian.

⚠ That is what he & the OBA tried to force on Bermudians in 2016, and if given the chance, they would do it again.

The PLP wants to:

✔ Preserve Bermudian opportunities
✔ Grow our economy in a way that benefits Bermudians

A Lesson from Cayman: The Wrong Path for Bermuda

We all want a larger economy, yet we also want an economy that works for Bermudians and the people who call it home.

However, the OBA’s approach is wrong for Bermuda.

📌 Take the Cayman Islands—they implemented Michael Fahy & the OBA’s style of immigration reform, and now:

⚠ Born Caymanians are a minority in their own country.

Voters must ask themselves:

👉 Is that the future you want for Bermuda?