Why do we care? Because for the last 5 years (at least) we have been taking some Somali illegal aliens who arrive in Malta on boats to the US as legitimate refugees. So, now I suppose we should be glad infectious disease screening is going to improved. Here is just one recent post on the Malta mess.
From the Times of Malta:
A new initiative by the Health Ministry, funded by the EU and intended to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in Malta, will kick off tomorrow at Lyster Barracks Detention Centre.
The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate within the Ministry, has managed to secure an investment of over €700,000 from the European Refugee Fund Emergency Measures Annual Programme 2012 to develop a project to enhance the screening process at Lyster Detention Centre in Ħal Far.
For ambitious readers, I bet we have over a hundred posts (at least dozens and dozens for sure) on Malta here at RRW.
Update: Be sure to see World Refugee Day celebrated on Malta, here. They celebrated a dinghy.