http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7da32af3003002d&sectionId=80

Specifically this part:
Over time some guest workers have grown to feel less welcome here and many leaders of international business have become frustrated because they cannot get their way all the time the way they may have been able to in the past and/or because they do not have as much control over Government's decision making. Clearly there has to be a balance, but right thinking minds must prevail and common sense should be the order of the day.

There's a lot to this loaded issue. Every country has a duty to safeguard the interests of its people and Bermuda should be no different. It is always wise to examine an issue from the other person's perspective.

I remember being a student in Canada and having to pay an international student's premium. Basically we paid more for the same education than the Canadian students. What this did was let us know that we could be there but we must pay for the privilege of being able to better ourselves by being in someone else's country. This also let us know that Canada was all about Canadians first. Bermuda should be no different, but many guest workers don't like the fact that Bermuda is protecting the interests of its people when the very country from which they come does exactly the same thing. I call this Bermudianphobia!

a) The tutition for Canadian students is lower because the universities and colleges are partly subsidized by our tax money. People who don't live in Canada are not paying taxes in Canada and therefore do not get to reap the benefits of getting a reduced tuition. We do the same for any international student, not just Bermudians. (I've had to argue this point before...)

b) some would argue that because international students pay more money, there are more seats reserved for them year after year regardless of their academic standings and that Canadian Students have to work harder to get into the top schools because of this.