Palau's double-standard immigration policy

Palau, a small Pacific island nation recently gained its independence from the United States, has announced its willingness to accept some acquitted Uighur detainees in Guantanamo. Those people have been proved to be innocent but no country would dare to accept them for fear of Chinese reprisal. China claims they are terrorists and many people fear they won't receive fair trial and will probably be executed if they return to China.

Palau has proved itself a credible ally of United States. When the United Nations General Assembly were voting to accept the Goldstone Report, in which it criticized Israel's human rights abuse in its Gaza Campaign, only three countries voted no. They were Israel, United States, and guess who, Palau. 187 countries voted yes. Surviving on U.S. aid, it is not surprising to see them as the staunchest ally of United States.

Today, when Palaun president Johnson Toribiong personally the Uighur prisoners, he even led them a tour, showing the country's hospitality. But on the same day, he announced plans to send home between 200 and 300 Bangladeshi Muslim migrants whose work visas have expired, and last month he banned anyone else from the South Asian country from entering Palau.

Oh, poor Bangladeshis. If they publicly denounce China's human rights policy, probably they will have a shot to be allowed to stay there!