During a recent trip to Ghana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana, with its small population and limited labour force, would reach full employment soon. He said that Guyana would have to consider an active immigration policy. In August 2016, in an article entitled “Guyana’s future as an oil producer,” I wrote as follows: “If we are serious about progress, an immigration policy would have to be determined and systems put in place for its implementation. In recent years Guyana has welcomed Brazilians, Chinese and a smaller number of Indians. Emigration from these countries would increase and Guyana would begin to welcome emigrants from Caricom and other countries. The Guyanese people need to be prepared for these developments.” More recently, Guyana has welcomed a sizeable number of economic refugees from Venezuela. VP Jagdeo, therefore, did not say anything that would not have been known by anyone knowledgeable about recent developments. But, coming from a leading member of the Government, political figures are already speculating on where the immigrants are going to come from. This, of course, relates to the potential political implications of large-scale immigration having regard to Guyana’s ethno-political equation.