Comment on Hilaire defends citizenship programme, accuses opposition of playing politics by The Mangue
There have been accusations of discounting in the CIP program. One company in particular was accused and had it's contract 'suspended' before having to face a court case. There have been cases worldwide of criminals surfacing with Caribbean passports. These charachters cannot get on a plane to the UK without a passport. With a St. Lucian one they could get to a port of entry and then claim assylum. In the world of gambling, drugs, human trafficking and stolen luxury cars, paying US $50,000 to $100000 for a passport is small change. Even immigrants illegally crossing the English Channel are paying US$10,000 to get into the UK to claim asylum, from safe France, sometimes just to link up with family.
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There have been accusations of discounting in the CIP program. One company in particular was accused and had it’s contract ‘suspended’ before having to face a court case. There have been cases worldwide of criminals surfacing with Caribbean passports. These charachters cannot get on a plane to the UK without a passport. With a St. Lucian one they could get to a port of entry and then claim assylum. In the world of gambling, drugs, human trafficking and stolen luxury cars, paying US $50,000 to $100000 for a passport is small change. Even immigrants illegally crossing the English Channel are paying US$10,000 to get into the UK to claim asylum, from safe France, sometimes just to link up with family.
