Wednesday, 25th February 2009
Immigration to be solved as one nation
The illegal immigration issue is fast becoming a massive problem. The number of arrivals in winter seems to herald waves of immigrants heading our way in the spring and summer seasons.
The hundreds of arrivals, now often being greeted by other former illegal immigrants, is a worrying sign. The strange configuration of a quota of women, mainly pregnant, confirms a carefully planned strategy, with Malta as the main objective. I was told stories where family members, such as brothers and cousins, have come across in regular intervals. Whether they really cross over directly from a Libyan port or are let out into the open seas from a larger boat travelling in any direction, is not the point. In whatever way they travel, it appears to be a short crossing as the faces that come ashore do not betray any signs of grave fatigue.
My concerns are not only the ones of the moment, that of Malta not being large enough to accommodate these immigrants, but also revolve around other consequences of these landings.
The food, and the total service Malta provides, comes at a price, and it is the taxpayer that is forking out millions of euros yearly. The town tissue is fast eroding in places like Msida, where hundreds of foreigners live, as I find in my house visits, coupled with loitering and a sudden rise in petty theft. Foreigners knock on doors looking for food or something to steal.
The migrant arrivals mainly are young. In time they will age and we will therefore be obliged to give them housing units, social security, jobs and eventually a pension. We will have to take care of them throughout their lifetime. To do so, we must discard our obligations to our real brothers and sisters, the Maltese, and their needs. Had we been living in a state where we are all above average, with no problems, then our intake of immigrants could be seen in a different light. The problem is made grave by the fact that these arrivals compound our state of affairs and replace our workforce, plus I doubt whether they or their employer pay NI contributions or tax.
It would be a pity if this issue became a political football, with an effort to score points to the detriment of the real issue. These migrants will come, immaterial of who is in government. As everybody has left us to swim the heavy seas alone, the solutions have to be immediate and must be found by ourselves, as one nation.
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It was the famous Rivers of Blood speech in 1968 which ultimately cost Mr Powell his job. However the situation which brought this speech to the fore was immigration. Politics being what it always has been played a big part in his downfall. People who criticised Mr Powell's speech secretly agreed with him but they did not dare upset the do gooders of that era. Forty one years later and we can all see the devastating impact that uncontrolled immigration had on Britain. Malta has always looked at British ways to move forward. I urge all politicians to heed what is happening in Malta at the moment. Be brave and be ready to be counted. Stop this lunacy which is eroding our culture before we end up having our very own version of The Rivers of Blood.
Now please, Mr Arrigo, work on our stubborn Prime Minister to make him see the light. He has done nothing but try to make the concerned citizen feel guilty about wanting to protect this country and our children's future. It hasn't worked. People are intelligent enough to see for themselves what is really happening and what the grave negative consequences of inaction will be.
The migrants who are landing are mainly young men. Young men who have no hope of working here legally, no chance of going on to other European countries, and therefore no prospects of achieving the better life they seek. This can only lead to frustration. Frustration leads to anger and this may manifest itself in bad behaviour such as we are witnessing already - riots.
Ms Vella if you read my original comment again you will see that I never mentioned sexuality, not once. As I mentioned before, I said come out of THAT closet not THE closet. I am very familiar with the phrase, I have family members that are gay and I am not ashamed of that. You brought out the sexuality question and maybe you are the one that misunderstood the quote , but I don't see any apologies. I don't think politicians need you or me to defend them, that's why they are called politicians. On the other hand you are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine. Enough said , let's all concentrate on saving Malta from illegal immigration which is a more pressing issue.
If you are politely told to stop interfering in things that only the Maltese know are effecting their lives would you kindly refrain from your comments about 'closets' and 'homosexuality'?
We are here concerned with much more pressing issues which you, apparently, fail to grasp the magnitude of.
I salute both JPO and Robert Arrigo for having the guts to stand out from the whimpering rest of class attitude in the GonziPn. You could call that 'coming out of the closet' or whatever but it was very clearly stated without you having to go for the 'homosexuality' funny bit which, although implicable was not the point which you should have acknowledged.
May I invite the PL and PN to have a look at the 10 point solution that AN came up with last week and discuss its implementation today before tomorrow. AN has been the only party in Malta who was always genuinely concerned about the issue because it wants to prevent problems before they happen.
Wayne Hewitt
Acting General Secretary
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Malta will lose right for a veto if Treaty passes in Ireland. How can we attain positive results if we don't have a card to use.
So please JPO appeal to your party to change present stand on EU Treaty.
But please do act fast and present a resolution in parlaiment to allow EU Treaty to be passed through a referenda where people vote.
I will vote against because of services directive whereby Companies are given the green light to employ workers at low wage "Social Dumping".
My statement about coming out of the closet has nothing to do with sexuality, I didn't think anybody has a monopoly on a phrase. Sexuality is the furthest thing on my mind and the statement was meant for the politicians to wake up and crawl out from under the cover and speak out. If you are insulted by the statement, I apologize. Your sexuality is your business. I am not the least interested what sexual tendencies anybody has, especially politicians. Please read the line correctly. What I said is. it's about time all politicians come out of THAT closet. The word is THAT closet, and that has nothing to do with what you are implying. So far I haven't heard any of the politicians complaining about what I said, my concern is the illegal immigration problem. So Corinne, except my apologies if you misread my statement.
Malta cannot continue with this high influx of illegal immigrants.
Corinne Vella: Before you say anything. Yes I am a concerned Maltese living in the U.S.A. I think all of Malta knows my activism is being done from an office in America. A true Maltese never forgets Malta, no matter where they are and obviously Jeffrey Pullicino Orland and Robert Arrigo are not forgetting Malta either, no matter what office they hold. For that I commend them. Viva Malta.
Unfortunately PN MPs I spoke to in Mosta last weekend were satisfied to repeat Gonzi's mantra about so-called "international obligations". If the MPs do not want to shoulder their resposibility I call on Mosta Local Council to hold a public consultation process on the harmful effects of illegal immigration on the town issue of Mosta too. Invite Gonzi to the meeting and take him to see the effects of illegal immigration on Mosta - because it's not only Marsa and Birzebbuga that are suffering. Let Gonzi listen to the common people of Mosta. If Joseph Muscat allows the people of Marsa and Birzebbuga to tell him a few unpleasant truths to his face, why should Gonzi hide behind his so-called "international obligations" and "Maltese values". Nobody knows more about Maltes values than the Maltese people. Let them be consulted.
You've just accused the entire political class of hiding their homosexuality. I don't imagine that that is what you meant, so why did you say it?
People like you, irrespective of the colour they don, show by concrete means, that they are not afraid to tackle a problem, however difficult it is. Yes this problem is a hot potato and needs coperation from all concerned and those who shy from it do not deserve our trust and respect. All problems have a solution though admittedely, some are hard to take, but in this case procrastination should be discarded.
Obviously we can help up to our limits but Malta being no England, Italy, France or Germany but a small tiny island would suffer what others suffered in 30 years, in just one year. So I encourage others to enhance the concerns of Mr.Arrigo and the Maltese.
You should have written this letter to your own boss, as when JM raised this problem in parliament to be discussed on that day due to its urgency, Dr Gonzi replied that he cannot understand the urgency JM was referring to. Otherwise, all the Maltese are convinced about its urgency and importance, only Dr Gonzi thinks otherwise.
Thank you Robert for at least recognizing the burden being put on the Maltese citizens through crass incompetence of those leading Malta.
Approximately 13,000 illegal immigrants X €30 daily = €213,525,000 just to keep them in 18 months detention.
Approximately 13,000 illegal immigrants X €30 daily = €142, 350,000 yearly.
Add pocket money for each illegal immigrant, water & electricity bills, telephones and cards, mobiles, internet, three square meals daily, taking the jobs of Maltese workers, the burden on the Health services, working in the black economy without paying taxes and NI, ....
Add soldiers and police wages, fuel for vehicles, ships, aircraft, helicopters, maintenance, repairs of damages caused by illegal immigrants.....
Have a look at http://www.cnimalta.org/il.html
What does he expect the Opposition to do – does he want the LP to simply agree with whatever Government does or say??
How can it, when Govt is not doing or saying anything about this issue.
The fact that the LP’s motion for an urgent debate in Parliament has been ridiculed by the Government says a lot for how genuine the Nationalists are when they talk of consensus and solving problems as “one nation”.
I have been making these same points for the last year. You are right, the EU is not going to solve our illegal immigration problem, neither is the government nor the UNCHR and the rest. The bubble is full and it's about to burst. This problem is starting to effect every Maltese citizen.This is the first time that politicians like you are starting to bring this problem in the open. It's about time the elected officials take charge of the situation and start doing what's good for Malta and the Maltese. Mr Arrigo, it's about time all politicians come out of that closet. Malta is in deep doo doo with more illegal immigrants arriving every month, if it's not stopped, it will get worse. SAVE MALTA NOW
I expected a different "Rebbiegha Gdida" four years ago.
in the mean time we keep the red carpet on.