Most Africans feel harassed in Malta

Trevor Lorenzo Mizzi

Apr 24th 2009, 14:36

Africa needs a population control program.

M. Mercieca

Apr 24th 2009, 11:28

@ Mary Ann Borg.
Europe created the condition.

In an excellent read, Dr. John Attard Montalto summed up the whole story of Africa in few lines. On Friday, 14th December 2007 MEP Dr. John Attard Montalto wrote a factual article (The scramble for Africa) here I quote a paragraph: ‘In the colonial period, European nation-states competed between themselves. After World War II, the US permitted Europe to continue to dominate the continent, on the reckoning that the boost to the European economies would boost trade with the US itself.) If I were to use today’ language I would call this designed economic terrorism. No power on earth would stop a hungry human to get food and protection. Immigrants’ issue is putting whole European and western countries at sever test for testing human’ rights and dignity. We are being victimized in between and paying for others greed. Africa needs fair players not payers

Deo Catania

Apr 24th 2009, 09:59

Why worry if Maltese ppl defend these illegal immigrants (asylum seekers are the same thing, no need to play around with different titles)? Let them take over our country.......no one seems to be doing anything to stop them from coming over. We must make them leave by themselves (not even deported)........word will spread and maybe then no more will come over. But anyway Malta is different, the so called christians prefer THEM rather than US.

J.Spiteri

Apr 24th 2009, 06:45

Where did I hear this before, oh yes in UK about 15 years ago, true we don't want them here, but unfortunately we will be stuck with them forever. About harassment from the police, well all you have to do read the papers, drug related issues are committed by foreigners, white or .....

Stephen Farrugia

Apr 24th 2009, 02:39

If I have someone at home, i'll expect they'd give me full attention + gratitude, not treat me like i'm different...I say they're the racists! (at least most of em)

Mary Ann Borg

Apr 24th 2009, 00:08

V Zammit wrote: We never heard of any African country invading any where in Europe. Actually it was the opposite.
We never heard of any immigrants in EU occupying a piece of land in Europe and taking its resources. Again it was the opposite.
So, the use of the word invasion, sounds good as scaremongering tool but actually it does not hold water. End Quote:

What you are implying here is that we are superior to the Africans because even we were colonised for almost 200 years by the Brits alone and for thousands of years by many others. Does this qualify as 'holding water' to you? So is it Europe's fault that Somalia now has declared Sharia law as the law of the land? Is it Europe's fault that Nigeria is drowning in black gold and yet the corruption there is unbeleivable. They were colonised by the Brits too and if there's anything the Brits know about is discipline. Apparently this British famous trait did not leave much influence on the whole continent of Africa, except South Africa of course for a number of years.

ms g hoare

Apr 23rd 2009, 22:08

I find this report very disturbing and so angry , i comment should have said ,
Alot of Maltese Woman are harassed by AFRICANS all the TIME ,walking home at 6pm
3 Africans cornerd me and when i started shouting not to touch me they call me names one of White Bitch,,, THE NEXT TIME an African tried to chat me up because I ignored him and carried on walking than he started telling me that i was racist ,,WHY should we have to PUT UP WITH THIS be called RACIST even if we are not ,they are the one's causing the trouble in the first place. I have black friends that live and work in MALTA But they came to Malta with papers, and i have no issue with them or thier color of the skin.Our issue in Malta is that they are illegals and dont know who they are.
I HAVE MIXED RACE IN FAMILY AND FRIENDS but they are not illegals

Maria Abela

Apr 23rd 2009, 20:39

Whatever anyone says, the most widespread, and most ignored, form of discrimination in Malta is political.

David Muscat

Apr 23rd 2009, 20:02

The report by the Times is incomplete.

52% of Africans think they are discriminated against. Using phrases such as" more worrying", "widespread racism" etc is being unfair to the Maltese. What the Times article failed to say, is that in countries such as Italy and France it is 93% and 88% respectively. There are 28 other countries mentioned by groups who have a higher % of discrimination than we do.


In another part of the survey Malta in last place is considered the safest place by immigrant groups with only 26% avoiding certain places for fear of being harassed. (I wonder what the % would be for Maltese in certain areas of Malta-Marsa springs to mind). Unfortunately the reporter failed to report this and by omitting this ended up being biased against the Maltese. Had the reporter not been Maltese the article could have been interpreted as racial discrimination by some if they were to be asked give their views in a FRA survey.!!

http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/attachments/EU-MIDIS_GLANCE_EN.pdf

v.pulis

Apr 23rd 2009, 19:26

The result of this survey is understandable. It is natural for any animal including humans to react when they feel threatened. The huge influx of illegal immigrants in such a short time and in such a small place like Malta cannot but produce a certain amount of fear over territorial possession.
" 55 per cent of the 500 immigrants interviewed believed they were stopped by the police over the past 12 months because of their colour and not because they were suspected of any wrongdoing."
Evidently this is because the majority of illegal immigrants are black so any black person is percieved as being an illegal.
Malta has never experienced such a huge influx of illegal foreigners except during some military invasion but it is an invasion nonetheless.

W Spencer

Apr 23rd 2009, 16:36

@ V Zammitt..........not yet !!! But Rome was not built in a day. .

A. Muscat

Apr 23rd 2009, 16:11

The Papal roots of discrimination.

Specifically, in the fifteenth century, two Papal Bulls set the stage for European domination of the New World and Africa. Romanus Pontifex, issued by Pope Nicholas V to King Alfonso V of Portugal in 1452, declared war against all non-Christians throughout the world, and specifically sanctioned and promoted the conquest, colonization, and exploitation of non-Christian nations and their territories. Inter Caetera, issued by Pope Alexander VI in 1493 to the King and Queen of Spain following the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the island he called Hispaniola, officially established Christian dominion over the New World. It called for the subjugation of the native inhabitants and their territories, and divided all newly discovered or yet-to-be discovered lands into two - giving Spain rights of conquest and dominion over one side of the globe and Portugal over the other.

Trevor Lorenzo Mizzi

Apr 23rd 2009, 16:11

@ V. Zammit,

It is an invasion to us, when thousands and other uncontrollable large numbers decide to come uninvited, to our 314 sq. km nation, and more are on their way at their whim.

Malta never colonized these countries, we where on the receiving boot end as a colonized nation ourselves .

Malta and the Maltese have no guilty conscience to the plight of these people, we owe them nothing, we were never a colonial power.
In fact the sad truth is a lot of their nations were better governed under colonial rule.
The billions of dollars and Euros poured in as aid to these nations has done little to make them better places to live, and this is sad and frustrating, as Africa is a rich 30 million sq. km continent, not a 314 sq. km barren rock.
Maybe the people are not mentally and physically capable of improving their nations or plain just don't want to, they rather run away and burden someone else that was capable to make something from nothing and did not wallow in excuses.
Hard work goes a long way.

mario gellel

Apr 23rd 2009, 15:47

They say they are decriminated when
1 Most work without ETC permit
2 Dont pay no contribution to Malta
3 Travel around the island with no personal documents
4 Some have even been caught--drug smuggling,raping,stealing at knifepoint,attempted
murder,---getting free lawyer protection
5 Free accomodation and free medical care

Well if that is descrimination, then I rather be one of them

V. Zammit

Apr 23rd 2009, 15:38

The striking fact of invasion.

We never heard of any African country invading any where in Europe. Actually it was the opposite.

We never heard of any immigrants in EU occupying a piece of land in Europe and taking its resources. Again it was the opposite.

So, the use of the word invasion, sounds good as scaremongering tool but actually it does not hold water.

I am not to defend illegal immigrants, but just to remind peoples that Europe is now reaping the price of past mistakes. As you can getting fretted and angry does not help the situation, what the EU says that count. To label Malta this way is not a credit for Malta and places Malta comfortably among uncivilized world.

A. Ellul

Apr 23rd 2009, 15:31

How about an illegal immigrant (African according to his looks) fixing stickers on vehicles' windscreens advertising a VOODOO 'professor' and Voodoo medicine? This occurred on a Saturday this winter in Zurrieq. Do we feel harassed? Unfortunately yes.
Immigrants are supposed to be leaving their land to take up residence in our country AND ALSO accept our way of life. NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND. Our Maltese relatives who in the past migrated to other lands, in time, became American, Canadian, Australian etc. Immigrants have to become Maltese, at least, by the first generation born here. However it looks like it is going to be the other way round.

Trevor Lorenzo Mizzi

Apr 23rd 2009, 15:19

These uninvited guests are professional finger pointers and whiners.
How about if they rolled up their sleeves and made their homelands liveable places for a change, so they do not have to invade my homeland and complain that they are not wanted, while living on our largesse, taxes and kindness.

Daniel C. Schembri

Apr 23rd 2009, 15:17

For me all of you are not seeing a big picture. When I first went to live in a new village from Sliema I was kind of discriminated against in the 80s. All the people who were from the village had all their family and parents from the village, while my family was the only one which was not from the place. I didn't like the situation at all, and mind you the discrimination against me was not even a fraction of how immigrants are treated in Malta. With time people accepted us as we were active in the village. So beyond legality or non legality, I think something should be done for racism, discrimination and xenophobia to be reduced, for people to feel welcome and start working and being active in our society. All this fear of the unknown feels really like short sightedness and lack of respect for the human being for me.
I believe that one should first try to listen and understand people before judging, hating and yelling.

john fenech

Apr 23rd 2009, 14:09

I am not sure if racism is the correct terminology that explains the national sentiment sweeping across our Islands.

It is evident that some of the comments are of a racist nature. Unfortunately we experience the same sentiment in politics, religion and in sports. But most of the comments are about the general hopelessness of the authorities, local and European, to really come to grip with this situation.

We are up in arms against the African illegal immigrants why not about the Caucasian illegal immigrant? Because we happen to know about the first by chance but we are blissfully ignorant about the existing of the second!

We have a right to protest unfortunately some of us are banging on the wrong door. First it is the country of origin that should be criticised, than those that are shamelessly using these people plight to their advantage, also our government for maybe failing to use all means at his disposal to attain the means to alleviate this phenomenon and to our dear partners and friends to the North and South of our homeland!

These poor sods are being exploited even by some of us either to feather our pockets or our ambition!

A.Calleja

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:57

Ok, so let’s talk about legal asylum seekers. Let's not forget that these people supposedly know what real discrimination and persecution is all about . . . that's the reason they decided to escape from their mother land, at least that's what they want to make us believe.

If these people really experienced the atrocities that their own flesh and blood allegedly dished out on them, then it is very hard for me to believe that they are completely truthful and serious when answering the survey the way they have done. They are being stopped by the police and questioned for proof of legality, getting strange looks while eating and drinking in bars and restaurants or shopping in supermarkets that are packed with food, toiletries and all the comforts that their kin back in their country can only dream about!! I do not believe this bull muck!

But let’s look on the bright side and take advantage from the situation. I suggest we exaggerate even further the results of the survey and give it more exposure!! Let’s spread the word around in the hope that their compatriots might believe them and not consider coming to our shores.

john fenech

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:57

Latest report from FRA (agency) about racism in Europe against ‘ETHNIC GOUPS’ and not ‘ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’!! Site: http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/press/mr-220409_en.htm

Extract from main report:
EU survey of minorities and immigrants sheds new light on extent of racism in EU (22/04/2009)

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) today releases results of the first ever EU-wide survey on immigrant and ethnic minority groups' experiences of discrimination and racist crime. The survey reveals that discrimination, harassment and racially motivated violence are far more widespread than recorded in official statistics.
Director Morten Kjaerum: "The survey reveals how large the ‘dark figure' of racist crime and discrimination really is in the EU. Official racism figures only show the tip of the iceberg".
55% of migrants and minorities surveyed by the FRA think that discrimination based on ethnic origin is widespread in their country, and 37% say that they have personally experienced discrimination in the past 12 months. 12% personally experienced a racist crime in the past 12 months. However, 80% of these did not report the incident to the police.

Cont/.......

Charmaine Magro

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:30

Well - I would never dare to go to a country where I wouldn't be greeted well.. and I never went to a foreign country and demanded to be treated as their equal, or for their taxpayers to just support me either!

If they dont like it, why the fuss? Malta is a free country... just leave dears.. and do us all a huge favour!

John Borg

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:29

IGalea: do you honestly think that by writing "shame on you" in capital letters you are going to stop people who disagree with you from having their say? Quite the opposite probably.

John Borg

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:20

The appalling comments on this forum is proof enough of what this survey has discovered and thanks to the internet other people abroad can see what kind of people the Maltese really are. Many of these immigrants are here to stay. By treating them as dirt we are not only committing an injustice toward them but also sowing the seeds of future social problems within our country.

I. Galea

Apr 23rd 2009, 13:14

I'm putting this story on my Facebook site so that decent people thinking of visiting these happy islands will know they will be coming among racists.

joe scerri

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:58

As they say , "If you don't like the heat, GET OUT of the kitchen"

Joseph Cauchi

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:55

It is not true. It is all propaganda in favour of these Africans.

The Maltese are not racists, on the contrary, the Maltese have been and are still too generous with people in need; and this has been always a Maltese characteristic.

It is very convenient to play the race card in order to gain sympathy and to acquire benefits that they sometimes do not qualify for them.

Unfortunately, these Africans do not show any gratitude to the country that welcomes them with open arms

We are old enough to understand these gimmicks and we know what some of them are prepared to do in order to acquire what they have in mind, even if it is not to their merit!

So, please stop blaming the Maltese people, for after all the Maltese do not owe anything to these people or to any one else for that matter!

../..

charlie xrieha

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:40

what about Europeans who are harassed by immigrants....

It is well documented that 90% of rapes in Scandinavian countries are committed by African / North African immigrants. All of this is well documented. But the media seem to ignore it.

Why is it that the media always takes the side of the illegal immigrants but limits the disclosure of any data that reveal exactly what they are up to?

Is it too much to ask for the media (in general) to be unbiased.

It is no secret that terrorists in Britain are of pakistani origin. If some of them plant bombs around Europe, what do they expect? That we treat them like family????

Why don't they own up to the crimes they are committing and help police in the investigation. When a white man hits a black man, it's racism. When a black man rapes a white woman, it is not !

Why are discrimination laws in favor of the immigrant and not of EVERYONE ?

Why are there people who defend the invader at all costs even when they commit terrible things?

Answer me do-gooders !

lgalea

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:30

c.caruana
I am not stopping you but you should be ASHAMED for attacking your country. SHAME AND SHAME AGAIN IN YOU.

Simon J. Aquilina
Agree with you 100%

W Spencer
You are perfectly correct.

Corinne Vella
How would you know whether they are legal or illegal if you do not check them?
Since when checking people is considered as discrimination and harassment?
And since when has our country been opened to African migration?
For your information all those who came to Malta iILLEGALLY and those who overstay their visa are ALL ILLEGAL immigrants and should be given the order of the boot as is done in other decent countries.

ingrid stafrace
ILLEGAL in capitals because some do not consider anyone as illegal. As for legal asylum seekers, the ILLEGAL immigrants have all been to other countries, most of them have lived in them for years, and they are therefore only economic migrants. So are you suggesting that tiny Malta should accomodate all those whom you called legal asylum seekers?

By the way I don't care a hoot what the EU calls me when I am defending MY country against an ILLEGAL immigrants INVASION.

H Dempster

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:22

If we were to send back these ILLEGAL immigrants back to Libya(from where they were shipped out , i just wonder how would Gaddafi react upon seeing the on his shores.

Steven Brockwell

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:17

wow i bet i will feel harassed in their country. but i still wont be fed and given money to stay there! this is a joke and our government is also as for the eu. well thats the biggest joke. immigrants have more rights then thier own people. give us a break

Charles Sammut

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:13

"55 per cent of the 500 immigrants interviewed believed they were stopped by the police over the past 12 months because of their colour and not because they were suspected of any wrongdoing."

@ Nigerians have just escped from safi detention centre. They have been refused asylum and are obviously 100% illegal.

Should the police start stopping an equal number of Maltese and African people and ask the for their papers just so they do not appear 'racist'? Those who play the race card usually do so because they have something to hide.

To live in one's country in peace is a fundamental human right. Why didn't this self appointed Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) not interview Maltese citizens as well? Or is it only blacks who have fundamental human rights?

malcolm azzopardi

Apr 23rd 2009, 12:10

always telling us these sob stories!!!!

I ask one question... If they are refugees or asylum seekers, why do they throw away their passport and documents ??? Do they have something to hide ???because if I was was a worn torn country I would definitely keep my passoport with me to show I am from that country.

Joanne Micallef

Apr 23rd 2009, 11:58

More worrying was the fact that black migrants in Malta also felt discriminated against by those who were supposed to be there to protect them: 55 per cent of the 500 immigrants interviewed believed they were stopped by the police over the past 12 months because of their colour and not because they were suspected of any wrongdoing.

The migrants have to understand that like the rest of humanity they are not all law abiding, there is nothing wrong if an officer asks to see their documents and maybe have a chat. In my travels I have been stopped various times for a spot check in many airports. I don’t go complaining that I am being labeled a terrorist, because I understand that those spot checks help to curb criminal intent.

Kevin Borg

Apr 23rd 2009, 11:56

It would be very interesting to see whether the Maltese feel discriminated against too in this case. These polls and surveys usually have a political axe to grind.

I, as a Maltese citizen, feel discriminated against with respect to illegal immigrants who came into my country uninvited. Is there any one who will make me work without paying taxes and then give me a government grant and a mobile too!? Is there anyone who will give me free shelter and the opportunity to roam around living la bella vita for half the day? Is there anyone who, if I had to commit a crime, would not lock me in because I need a translator that will not be found on the Island?

If these illegal immigrants are being discriminated against, then how much more are we Maltese being discriminated against?!

M Felice

Apr 23rd 2009, 11:34

99.9% chance that i'd feel the same were I an unwanted stranger in their country... (most probably i'd be killed/tortured due to my creed). Anyway, the only thing they should do is be grateful for the free lodging.

ingrid stafrace

Apr 23rd 2009, 11:08

why do so many commentators need to write "illegal' in capital letters.
As Ms Vella stated we are also talking about the legal asylum seekers.

And on a not so different note, there are many legally accepted negotiations, contracts, behavior and regulations etc that are unjust. Israel's 'legal' system for the Palestinians (Israel has three legal systems for those of you who may not be aware) is outrageously unjust and yet it is 'legal'. Shouting the word out , or any opinion for that matter does not make it right. Would you give a toss what is "legal" or not when your family is in danger of being killed by a 'legal' authority in your country?
Do you think people from war torn countries respect the term...Legal... when its more likely than not been used against them in the most inhumane ways. Wouldn't you choose to do something deemed ILLEGAL if you were not hurting anyone (directly) in the process and possibly saving your life. Wouldn't you hope that it would all work out in the end?

Its just another example of pompous bigotry standing behind the term "ILLEGAL" to further a globally unjust situation.

Simon J. Aquilina

Apr 23rd 2009, 11:00

@ c.caruana
You are confusing two things together showing how much you understand about the subject. Being of a different color does not make you automatically an ILLIGAL (I spell it in capital so that you understand the focus is on illegal) immigrant. You become an illegal immigrant because you try to enter in a country illegally (sounds simple but some people find it hard to understand). Therefore you can be Swedish for all I care; if you try to enter here illegally then you should be deported to the country you arrived from. This is what happens in the U.S. and Australia! So really no one is saying anything out of the ordinary here! However some countries have other interests on the subject and therefore prefer doing nothing on the subject!

Stephen Forster

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:54

Well this goes for anybody feeling "harassed or unwelcome" Tell the authorities your real names and country, get some travel docs and go home.

d. borg

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:48

@c caruana -
You have no right to tell the Maltese to shut up. We do not care whether obama is black or white, let the U.S. deal with that. If what is happening on our little island does not bother you it's your problem, but there are a lot of people who do care and who are proud to be Maltese.
Mhux Malti fl-isem biss mind you.

c.caruana

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:45

@lgalea
stop attacking my country? It's my right to talk about things that I don't like and it's not gonna be you to stop me!!

Corinne Vella

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:44

W Spencer: You need to read beyond the headline- " The majority of Africans migrants, legal or not, ..."

Igalea: you need to read

C Ebejer

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:40

Well, no one can expect US Maltese that are paying for the upkeep of these illegal immigrants to treat them with a red carpet. This has nothing to do with colour. If the illegal immigrants coming in were of a different colour, we would still feel the same (living off our taxes)
And why is it in the western world, when a white person is stopped by the police for investigating, nothing is said, but if a black person is stopped we are told "You stopped me because i am black"
And if they feel so bad in Malta, why do they keep on coming!?? We never invited any illegal immigrants! So why not go back to their own country!

Simon J. Aquilina

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:36

I can understand why the EU is starting to try and label us and other countries as racist; giving names is far easier then actually solving the problem right!

Personally I find it highly offensive to be labeled a racist just because I am concerned about ILLIGAL immigration and I believe so do other fellow Maltese and EU citizens. Malta has always been the first to help other people and in my opinion this is just a petty EU tactic to try and stop people from forming their own opinion on the subject by making them feel ashamed of what their own opinions.

Simon J. Aquilina

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:31

Has anyone noticed that after more Maltese started to voice their concerns about illegal immigration more EU authorities and ‘some’ media outlets started to more frequently try to label Maltese as ‘potential’ racists? Is this some way to try and influence people how they should form their opinion about this subject?

Illegal immigration is just that; ‘illegal’, and the EU has failed Malta since they are not making their outmost to try and control the problem. Everyone in the EU knows from where these people are leaving. However because of other interests (profit) they prefer to close an eye on this issue.

Maybe we should do like the more civilized Australia and United States; The U.S. will try to repatriate any illegal immigrants coming from Mexico or Cuba and there are hefty fines for anyone giving work to these people together with some prison term. And Note Cubans that go to Mexico to enter in the U.S. are repatriated by Mexico back to Cuba. Maybe if we start doing the same, the country from where these people are leaving will start paying more attention to illegal immigrants entering in THEIR country, rather forwarding them to us!

W Spencer

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:30

If one enters a Country, an Establishment, a home, or anywhere, illegally and uninvited, it would not be unreasonable to expect hostility and / or harrassment.

ingrid stafrace

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:11

The filtration system sorting out the asylum seekers from the economic refugees and indeed criminal escapees needs to fine tuned and stream lined however treating all who are black like criminals is mean spirited and ugly and now The EU have it in writing that the Maltese are the second most racist country in the EU.

Why deny it?
Most of Malta is proud of it.
or is it because 'papa' has caught us that now like pathetic school children we are trapped into saying "they are lying"

Gimme a break.

victor caruana

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:11

I wonder who is more racist, Israel or Malta????............ask Mahmoud Ahmadinejad !!

lgalea

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:02

c.caruana
Stop attacking your country and your countrymen caruana.

c.caruana

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:02

Ma nafx ghalfejn din l-ostilita' kollha, haga nghid, min jghola izejjed, dejjem tisbita kbira ha. Ghal issa thossukom b'sahhitkom ghax tumiljaw lil xi hadd, ghada pied ghada tigu umiljati intom, u jalla tigu!!

K Ellul

Apr 23rd 2009, 10:00

What about the Maltese feeling harassed?

lgalea

Apr 23rd 2009, 09:47

"More worrying was the fact that black migrants in Malta also felt discriminated against by those who were supposed to be there to protect them: 55 per cent of the 500 immigrants interviewed believed they were stopped by the police over the past 12 months because of their colour and not because they were suspected of any wrongdoing."

Do they expect our security forces who are there to protect US against their illegal invasion of our country not to check whether they have been allowed to stay or had come in without being detected?

If the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) thinks that we are racist for protecting our country against an illegal invasion by a totally alien culture, may we remind them of the atrocities committed by the EU colonizers in Africa and throughout the world?

As for the illegal immigrants, this is OUR country and NOT theirs and they are free to LEAVE.

Charles Sammut

Apr 23rd 2009, 09:46

And who says that those interviewed were telling the truth?

You only have to watch some program dealing with customs or border control on TV to confirm that when a white person is stopped and questioned, he never comes up with "You are doing this to me because I am white."

When a black person is stopped, the race card comes out in a flash. I watched one particularly entertaining episode recently in which an Indian gentleman was asked for his passport on entering New Zealand. The immigration officer was what I assume to be an indigenous man. The reaction was " You should be ashamed of yourself stopping me. You are as black as I."

The people who commissioned this usless and money wasting survey should have interviewed Maltes people about what they feel. But I forget, Maltese people cannot play the race card in their own country.

I respect the Imam for telling these busy bodies where to get off.

d. borg

Apr 23rd 2009, 09:42

When a flood of people invade your country ILLEGALLY, draining the country's human and financial resources, not to mention limited space, and always demanding more rights, what do they expect red carpet treatment?

c.caruana

Apr 23rd 2009, 09:29

maybe the maltese will blame racism on the immigrants because they are black.......just look at the american president and shut up!! Stop trying to feel strong by harresing others....losers -_-