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Immigration

Definitely one of the issues which crop up on the national and the European agenda time and time again. The issue is debated, and arguments can become emotional. What are the aspects and surrounding issues on immigration? Is immigration necessarily a good or a bad thing? Or both? What do you expect from Malta’s representatives in the European Parliament, and what specific actions and arguments should they pursue in connection with the issue of immigration?This is what our opinion leaders told us……

Huwa zgur li wahda mill-kwistjonijiet li jispiccaw fuq l-agenda nazzjonali u Ewropea hija dik dwar l-immigrazzjoni. Din il-kwistjoni hija suggett ta’ dibattitu, u l-argumenti jistghu ikunu ukoll emottivi. X’inhuma l-aspetti u l-argumenti dwar l-immigrazzjoni? L-immigrazzjoni hija necessarjament xio haga tajba, jew hazina? Jew it-tnejn? X’tistenna mir-rapprezentaanti Maltin fil-Parlament Ewropew, u x’azzjonijiet u argumenti ghandhom jiehdu u jaghmlu fiq dan is-suggett? Dan huwa dak li ghandhom xi jghidu l-opinjonisti taghna……

The EU especially Malta and other Mediterrean states are facing big problems through immigration. An immediate and collective effort by all member states should be carried out to stop or at least reduce the illegal activities which take place south of our island.
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Immigration
from KOPIN
"There are more international migrants today than ever before, and their number is set to increase. It is a complex and divisive issue: the subject of intense public and political concern and the reality for many migrants – both legal and irregular – is one of exploitation and abuse.” Khalid Koser (member of the UN’s Global Commission on International Migration)

It is a widely acknowledged fact that migration is not a phenomenon that can be analysed on its own. Other important global issues such as development, poverty and human rights cannot be ignored or downplayed.
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Immigration
from Zghazagh Haddiema Nsara

Immigration in the Maltese Islands has become a frequent front page heading as we continue to hear news of irregular immigrants coming to our shores. It is a problem that bares different facades for which the solutions are not easy and straight forward. Yet as the difficulties persist, our society has come to view irregular immigrants and refugees as a ‘threat’; a threat to law abiding citizens, our country, our jobs and even our economy and there is a growing feeling that the EU has abandoned us on the matter.
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