Dear Editor,
THIS quote from the Kaieteur News is alarming, because it mirrors the anti-migrant xenophobia from the White Supremacist communities in North America, South Africa & Europe:

“This is posited because as the oil flows so, too, will the folks from afar, which before long could transform the native-born into a full-fledged minority in no time.” The editor of Kaieteur News has to be very careful when publishing such statements, because it’s a media agency which has higher standards. Using Venezuelan migrants as scapegoats for a larger problem that is not within our control should be condemned. My concern is that, that statement is parallel to what the El Paso shooter lamented in his manifesto. He quoted the anti-immigrant sentiments and declared war on the Mexicans who were shopping at a supermarket in El Paso.

Anti-migrant sentiments, especially towards the Venezuelans fleeing their destabilised country and towards the Haitians, just for arriving in Guyana, appear to be increasing in Guyana. This is hypocritical, given that a large number of Guyanese reside in many other countries, and there is a high possibility that someone in Guyana has a relative who lives “from afar,” including neighbouring Venezuela. Therefore, Kaieteur News should be very careful about subscribing to the White Nationalist theories, which is likely to promote hatred, and could lead to violence.

Regards
Riaz Hamid