Jamaica deportees radiating positive light — UWI professor

Some members of the National Organisation of Deported Migrants (NODM) display their certificates as they sit with Steve Burns (front left), First Secretary, Migration at the British High Commission and others. (Jamaica Observer photo)

(Jamaica Observer) Being deported seems like a degrading experience that often leaves deportees disoriented. Issues such as the unavailability of jobs, the struggle to fit into a positive niche in society and pipedreams about going back to “foreign” often clips the wings of men and women so labelled.

But reintegration can be easier than anticipated and