Fear of the ‘Other’: Reflections on third-country nationals in Saint Lucia

<p><img width="1600" height="1066" src="https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants.jpg 1600w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-300x200.jpg 300w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-768x512.jpg 768w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-630x420.jpg 630w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-1261x840.jpg 1261w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-150x100.jpg 150w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-600x400.jpg 600w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-696x464.jpg 696w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-1392x927.jpg 1392w, https://stluciatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Immigrants-1068x712.jpg 1068w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" /></p> <p>In the past few days, after Minister of Foreign Affairs Alva Baptiste announced that Saint Lucia would be accepting third-country nationals deported from the United States, there has been a lot of public debate. Many people disagree with the government&#8217;s decision, criticising it for giving in to US demands, failing to provide enough information to [&#8230;]</p> <p>The article <a href="https://stluciatimes.com/183651/2026/09/fear-of-the-other-reflections-on-third-country-nationals-in-saint-lucia/">Fear of the ‘Other’: Reflections on third-country nationals in Saint Lucia</a> is from <a href="https://stluciatimes.com">St. Lucia Times</a>.</p>