The wisdom of The People (5)

“I have a feeling that these young men from peaceful countries like Egypt and Tunisia are jumping on the bandwagon that is young men wanting to go abroad for a laugh. Their British counterpart let off steam by going to Amsterdam or Prague for a stag night/boozey weekend. These North Africans of course come from a different, very oppressive society. To them this is just a bit of reckless, irresponsibel fun. They do not mind the women on Malta. But the Italians have more of them. Young men brag about their escapades, largely imagined or inflated, often forced. Words get around. More want to try. It is a group thing. To them it is a bt of a laugh, a little adventure away from home. But it causes enough problems. Not least to potentially genuine asylum seekers. There should be absolutely no consideration of sending them onto Italy. What for? They should not have left their country and that is precisely where they should be sent. Wanting to come to Europe as economic migrants? I do not think so. And anybody who believes even genuine asylum seekers seek that, in their dreams yes. And anyone who believes them is naive.”

– Joe Xuereb, on the subject of illegal immigration, www.timesofmalta.com (comments-board)