Immigrants illegally crossing the borders of the Bahamas should be granted citizenship Entering a country without authorization is a criminal offense and should be treated as such. Today, many countries, such as the Bahamas, suffer due to citizens of another country violating border control and entering the country illegally. For many years, the Bahamas has fought a battle to protect its borders from immigrants seeking access to the territory. One of the largest influxes of immigrants to the Bahamas are those of Haitian origin. Due to the ongoing unrest in Haiti, many of the country's inhabitants are fleeing in search of a better lifestyle. The Bahamas may not always be your assigned destination, but due to its geographic location many trips end on one of the islands in the Bahamas. Once successful entry into the Bahamas, Haitian immigrants take up residence creating isolated communities, contributing to overpopulation, contributing to the pressure placed on the country's healthcare and education systems. Once caught, illegal immigrants should be repatriated and should not be given the opportunity to obtain citizenship because they had committed an illegal activity. This entry, penetrating the border regulators of the Bahamas, is a crime for which people should be penalized due to the fact that it can lead to social problems. One of these shared problems is that isolated communities can pose a threat to both the community itself and the broader community. Once immigrants reach the island, they take up residence in existing communities or create a new one with the assistance of locals whose interest is to profit from inadequate housing conditions. These communities or slums, as they are often called, are areas where, in most cases...... middle of paper ......). Retrieved March 6, 2012, from http://www.eclacpos.org/cdchtm/G0540.HTMDepartment of Education. (2008). Retrieved March 6, 2012, from Department of Education (Bahamas): http://www.bahamaseducation.com/departments.htmlFerguson, J. (2003). Migration in the Caribbean:. International Minority Rights Group. Retrieved March 7, 2012 Fielding, W. J., Ballance, V., Scriven, C., & Johnson, T. M. (2008). The stigma of being “Haitian” in the Bahamas. The College of The Bahamas Research Journal, 14, 38-50. Retrieved March 8, 2012, from http://researchjournal.cob.edu.bsGovernment of The Bahamas. (2011). National budget. Retrieved March 9, 2012, from Government of the Bahamas: www.bahamas.gov.bsKassovitz, M. (Editor). (1995). La Haine [Film].The College of the Bahamas. (2005, September). Haitian migrants in the Bahamas 2005. Nassau. Retrieved March 2012