Leacock on Wednesday advocated for a strategy based on regional solidarity, diplomatic caution, and a pragmatic search for economic opportunity amidst the challenge. Leacock emphasizes that no single minister or island can tackle this issue alone. He warns that without a united front, individual Caribbean nations risk getting “picked off one by one” in negotiations with the United States,. Leacock frames the situation as an international challenge from a “big brother in the north” (the United States). While acknowledging the “security risk issues” and the public’s nervousness about receiving enforced returns, Leacock suggests a pragmatic mindset shift.