{"id":139436,"date":"2021-10-12T07:44:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=139436"},"modified":"2021-10-12T07:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:44:21","slug":"letter-foreigners-getting-all-the-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-foreigners-getting-all-the-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Foreigners getting all the jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This Letter is addressed to The Government of Antigua & Barbuda, Immigration, and All Citizens!<\/p>

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As an Antiguan Citizen, born and bred, I am very distraught at the state of affairs in my very own Paradise- or at least, what was once called Paradise.<\/p>\n

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As an Antiguan Citizen, it feels almost impossible for me to get a job, even though I am highly qualified and skilled.<\/p>\n

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If I were to state the amount of Resume’s\/ CV’s that I have distributed to countless Establishments, the figure would be somewhere over fifty.<\/p>

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It’s not like I am old or incapable; I am a healthy male in my thirties, with a wife and two young children- so explain to me what the problem is.<\/p>\n

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In particular, I sent my CV to one of the prominent Hotels in the Island, Royalton, as I knew someone who worked there, and to my uttermost disappointment, I was told that I was over qualified and that there isn’t any work available.<\/p>\n

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However, my inside sources at Royalton have been telling\u00a0me that every week, there are new workers being employed, all of whom are foreigners; primarily Jamaicans, St.Lucians and Hispanics.<\/p>\n

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Why are they coming and taking all of our jobs, and please don’t get me wrong, I am a fair and welcoming person, but if the scenario was reversed, no way would we be able to go to their country and hold such positions or jobs.<\/p>\n

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Matter of fact, I was told that there are no Antiguan Managers at Royalton for that matter.\u00a0 All foreigners! Immigration needs to have a look at what’s going on.<\/p>\n

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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda need to re-evaluate its labour policies.\u00a0 Something just isn’t right!<\/p>\n

we are foreigners in our own country!<\/p>\n

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Antiguan Citizen<\/p>\n

John Doe<\/p>\n

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