This arrangement a former US Ambassador made with the island nation of Malta to take aliens who arrive in this EU country illegally and send them off as refugees to the US sets a dangerous precedent. Legitimate refugees (not economic migrants) are to ask for asylum in the first country they reach.
What makes Malta any different then say Greece, or Italy, or France for that matter? Will we soon be helping out other European countries suffering under the same burden? And, as I have asked before, will these countries reciprocate and take some of our illegal Mexicans or El Savadorans—it is the same thing!
Here is the whole short article today from the Times of Malta. More Africans who managed to get across the Mediterranean are on their way here.
Since the US Embassy began its ongoing refugee resettlement programme in May, 303 refugees have been resettled in the US. These latest refugees are from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Chargé d’Affaires Jason Davis noted that the refugee resettlement programme reflected America’s continuing commitment to help ease the burden that migration placed on Malta, as well as its recognition of the enormous challenges and dangers that many of the migrants faced.
“The programme’s success is a tribute to continued hard work on the part of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organisation for Migration, and the United States government, as well as many others here in Malta who have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of refugees in need of humanitarian assistance,” Mr Davis said.
He said all refugees were assigned a sponsor agency in the US that provided initial services such as housing, food, and clothing, as well as referral to medical care, employment services, and other support services during the transition period to self-sufficiency. These services are provided in order to facilitate refugees with the process of integration and cultural assimilation.
Just a little reminder, we are in a recession and most refugees arriving here are not becoming self-sufficient any time soon.
Be sure to go to the Times of Malta link and look at the comments!
Type ‘Malta’ into our search function and note how many times we have reported on this likely illegal manuever by the US State Department.