Bermuda's new nationalist government has, as one of its first acts, made Bermuda's immigration law no longer subject to the Human Rights Act. While Bermuda's constitution has some protections against discrimination, the Human Rights Act is much more broad.
So now the Minister of Immigration can discriminate against anyone based on their religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or family status.
The government was elected in July. They had promised "comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform" during the election but clearly what they really wanted was fast-tracking laws without debate to discriminate against immigrants.
If this is any indication, we can expect a raft of more anti-immigrant laws and policies over the next 4-5 years.
I refer everyone to my previous post about Bermuda's very long list of restrictions against immigrants that make it impossible to live there normally. Under this new government, it is only going to get worse.
