Italy declares Lampedusa ‘unsafe’ port

Ms Louise Vella

Sep 26th 2011, 19:31

Keeping illegal immigrants on ships is also a solution. Or maybe on Filfla where they can be free but still unable to escape and be a risk to public order, public safety or public health.

Mr John Azzopoardi

Sep 26th 2011, 12:42

Enough of this nonsense. If the safe is illegal, there is a bigger island up norht of Lampedusa. It's called Sicily.

Ms B Cassar

Sep 26th 2011, 11:45

Italians are champions on how to push down in the throats of others their problems. This is the moment when we will be invaded more then we are now. It's a fantastic way on behalf of italians to show their pass it on manner of any problem they encounter. Instead of taking them all back to Tunisia at one go no matter what, they are being so jealous that we have been temporarily saved from an invasion that have found a polite way to pass on the jug once again. Well, the next port should be sicily then. We are full too and if Lampedusa is fed up then we are more.

To all those that will be commenting against me I have just one thing to say. Don't come and wonder why according to statistics the maltese population will not make it on to the next millenium. Once Gaddafi said that Europe is the next Islamic continent, and I'm afraid he was right. I can't hide that I am afraid of the next twenty years.

The Europeans are afraid of facing reality and they are accepting any sort of things from whoever as long as they come from African countries. We are being blackmailed. It's either accepting any sort of behaviour from these people or else you are labelled racist. If defending the country I lived in and paid for so heftily is being labelled racist so be it. I have the right to feel threatened in my country of losing our traditions, ours known way of living, our history and our religion and belief. What is happening in Africa is not our fault so if they have started revolutions, then stay there and fight them. Once on the news I saw a person from Lampedusa asking a tunisian: "Perche' avete fatto questa cavolo di revoluzione per poi scappare?" And this is my question too. I don't understand. Before they used to remain in their countries therefore my ignorance tells me that maybe it was not so bad. Now, when their hated president has been removed they are escaping their country. For me it does not make sense at all. Now it's the time to stay there and create the country you dreamt about. When they were bad they stayed while when they are better they are esaping.... my mind boggles.

With this trend that came up then we are forced to accept all Somali, Yemen people, Egyptians, tunisians and libyans. All cannot be repatriated because of war and then what will happen to Malta????? When is the government going to understand that the majority of maltese do not want multiculturalism. Do you wnat more riots as happened in Lampedusa a week ago?

Beyond everything with all due respect, they are doing revolutions in their countries, ok acknowledge that but then face all the consequences. Malta has nothing to do with their problems, enough is enough. Italy is pushing trouble on us and this is not fair. One position has to be taken, YOU ARRIVE, THE NEXT DAY YOU ARE REPATRIATED NO MATTER WHAT. It takes just one example and the message will arrive no worries. Enough is enough. Does anyone has the b***s to do it? We are fed up with all these uprises in Africa and then have these people coming here and take away from us millions of euros of taxes from our hard earned wages. When is Gonzi going to listen to us? Why is he being so hard headed???? Italians are not afraid to play this game and Malta should follow. This is the only way out to save the maltese population. Are you do gooders so blind that you can't see what is going to happen to Malta???????

Ramon Casha

Sep 26th 2011, 10:28

Not a problem. Just declare Malta an unsafe port, and take all arriving immigrants on to the next port, which is Sicily.