Malta's foreign population boom has given local politicians new problems to grapple with - and judging by some of their more recent statements, they haven't always been up to the task.
Aleksandar Dimitrijevic is a researcher who has called Malta home for the past 25 years. In a #TimesTalk interview to be uploaded on Wednesday, he shares his concerns about the issue and says there is a fundamental hypocrisy underpinning anti-foreigner fearmongering.
Watch the full interview on Wednesday morning.