The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), have submitted their preliminary analysis following interviews with scores of West African migrants in Antigua.
The analysis from a rapid assessment conducted between April 1 and 10, shows an overwhelming majority left their country of origin due to violence-related reasons, with 94 per cent fearing a return to their homeland.
Most of the respondents (60 per cent), claimed to have no plans of leaving Antigua, while 36 per cent planned to leave. When asked which country was their final destination, “46 per cent said Antigua and Barbuda, followed by 16 per cent who said the United States.”
While 95 per cent of those interviewed were Cameroonian by birth, over half cited Nigeria as their last country of residence. Over half are educated at the tertiary level, with 44 per cent having a University education, and 5 per cent educated at the postgraduate level.
Most of the respondents (83 per cent) are currently unemployed in Antigua, but 89 per cent had been employed in either their country of birth or the country where they last resided. Family paid for travel for 31 per cent of the respondents.
Among other findings from the analysis are that 82 per cent said they experienced discrimination while in Antigua. Over half the respondents, (53 per cent) said they received support since their arrival in the country, with most of the assistance taking the form of in-kind donations.
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3 responses to “UN agencies submit preliminary analysis on West African migrants in Antigua”
So what’s the conclusion now?? Because for me, the government should grant the Africans what legal procedure for them to pass through the airport to where they feel they’ll be treated better, not discriminated, meet their families and stop leaving like non humans, this is simple for the government to do because Antiguans citizens too do travel to other countries and they’re freely and treated well and granted entry, so do what others does for your citizens too
The interim survey outcomes reads like falsify information expected from ALP.
Gaston’s migrants entered Antigua in the dead of the night which was coordinated outside of normal hours.
However, Antigua’s broken and corrupt immigration services wavered them through without heeding to due process.
Many of them had falsify travelled documents.
Initially, they were supposed to-be “rich tourists”, instead we saw poor migrants with little or no money and many couldn’t afford to pay for accommodation. In addition, they claimed that they were intransit heading to Antigua Guatemala with a view to smuggled into the US.
Conversely, based on ALP propoganda that Gaston’s migrants are refugees , fleeing persecution from Cameroon, they now see themselves as refugees!
They are now claiming that they have experienced discrimination in Antigua when it’s them who have broken our laws, been disrespectful and strangely they want to remain in Antigua!
Gaston’s migrants came into Antigua illegally, therefore, they should not be rewarded with the rights to remain.
How they got into Antigua could not happen in the US, UK and Europe, undoubtedly, they would have already been returned from wherever in West Africa they came from.
The survey is laughable, and it’s what one would expect to see from ALP.
The views of Antiguans were not ascertained and yet they are expected to be integrated into local communities!
As mentioned they should not be allowed to remain in Antigua as by doing so it would send a wrong message for others to emulate.
The West Africans would struggle with getting a US, Canadian , or a British intransit visa that would allow them to return to West Africa. Alternatively, they might be able to travel direct to West Africa from Panama, but visa maybe required, unless ALP could negotiate with Panamanian government to waiver visa to allow them to get to Engu.