As the Cayman Islands grapples with the humane treatment of Cuban asylum seekers in the territory, the cost of looking after the migrants has been calculated at $1.4 million for the first five months of 2019
The US has announced that from 10 June it will place a 5% tariff all goods imported from Mexico in a bid to force that country to take more action to reduce illegal migration.
As governments place more emphasis on economic migrants, the Australian and other “merit-based” immigration models, such as those found in Canada and New Zealand, must adapt in order to meet the demands of the market.