IOM Report on Haitian Rights in the Bahamas

I've been a bit negligent in posting regularly over the past two months or so. Nevertheless, life goes on and quite a lot has happened regarding our understanding of the Haitian situation in the Bahamas.

• In 2005, the International Office of Migration--an intergovernmental group--collaborated with the College of the Bahamas to produce a comprehensive review of all available literature and data on Haitian migration. This was combined with a survey of 500 Haitian residents on New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera sanctioned by the Bahamian government and the Haitian Embassy. The results of that study were recently released.
• Larry Smith, a columnist for the Nassau Tribune has provided an in-depth discussion of the above mentioned study here and here.
• Bahamian geographer Dawn Marshall, who in 1979 wrote the first (and for a long time the only) study of the Haitian migration to the Bahamas has also weighed in on the subject.
  
• Meanwhile, the Bahama Journal has published an editorial, suggesting that it is time to rethink the matter of Haitian migration to the Bahamas.
• While not entirely related to the IOM report, I recently stumbled across an online version of Amnesty International's book Living in the Shadows: A primer on the human rights of migrants which is a fantastic resource for those who might be interested in human rights for migrants of any nationality.
• [Added as of 10/17] The latest edition of the College of the Bahamas Research Journal includes a helpful article on "The Stigma of Being 'Haitian' in The Bahamas."