Opinion: Visa Waiver Program Is a Bad Idea for the V.I.
By David North on January 16, 2019
Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has just introduced a bit of legislation that would create yet another Visa Waiver Program – visas would not be required for people from other Caribbean islands wanting to be tourists in the territory.
I have a special place in my heart for these troubled islands; for years I was the volunteer Washington correspondent for the Source. Further, the islands were mauled by Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year, and got even less help from our government than Puerto Rico did. Finally, I had pleasant dealings there during my stint with the Office of Insular Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior, and have visited two of the three main islands.
So I have every reason to wish them well, but Plaskett’s idea is not a good one.
https://cis.org/Oped/Opinion-Visa-Waiver-Program-Bad-Idea-VI
