The Immigration Minister is biased against expatriate workers and Government appears to be making a concerted effort to intimidate people who speak out against it, charged an Opposition Shadow Minister yesterday.

Trevor Moniz spoke out in response to statements made by Immigration Minister Derrick Burgess in the House of Assembly on Friday.

Yesterday, Mr. Moniz said: “It appears to be a concerted attempt to intimidate non-Bermudians. The suggestion that they do not have freedom of speech and should not speak up about something is disrespectful and shameful.

“This is thuggish behaviour and the Minister has shown that he is biased in exercising his ministerial responsibility. He has a bias against non-Bermudians and, in this matter, he has shown that he has shown a lack of independence from the BIU, which he used to be in charge of."