August 24, 2020
A cartoon from the 1980s portraying infamous Immigration Minister Loftus Roker as “Loftdzilla” over his brutal treatment of Haitians and people of Haitian descent in The Bahamas.
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Loftus Roker’s infamous “reign of terror” as Immigration Minister in the 1980s is largely responsible for cementing in the minds of average Bahamians the idea that Haitians and people of Haitian descent are second class citizens – actually little better than vermin – and underserving of the same rights as everyone else.
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