It would be heartless to say no, especially when we are selling citizenship to rich crooks
Published:
August 2, 2014 at 10:13pm
This man is asking only that his youngest son, aged 3, be brought to Malta after his wife was killed in a traffic accident. But he also has another three young children, all of whom have been taken in by his brother in Libya.
He should be allowed to bring all four children to Malta. Right now, the government is in overdrive, issuing visas to Libyans escaping the conflict in their country.
It is also bending over backwards to sell as many passports as it can (and avoiding discussing the subject).
How exactly are four small children going to be a problem? They may yet grow up to help pay Manuel Mallia’s pension – not that he needs one.
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If my daughter was stuck anywhere in the world in danger, I would not think twice to swim through shark-infested waters to rescue her.
Emotional, heroic but definitely not wise, Katrin.
Dead bodies and skeletons don’t save anybody.
The last thing on a terrified child’s mind waiting to be rescued would be wisdom.
Not to mention the fact that waiting for authorities to come to the rescue is more likely to kill me than actually doing something about it myself.
It is a sad situation but he should not have abandoned his family in the first place.
I would never dream of leaving a so called dangerous place and leaving my loved ones behind. It wouldn’t even cross my mind to be so selfish.
In any case, if the government allows him to bring his children over (when he himself should not be here) it will set a dangerous precedent were lots of immigrants will expect that they too may bring their families here.
Maybe we should put you in a boat and point you to Libya. A few days there might be what you need to understand the meaning of running for your life.
You miss my point completely. The person mentioned in the article is very selfish for abandoning his family in Libya.
I didn’t miss your point at all.
Mr Gebregzabher did not abandon his family in Libya. They weren’t in Libya when he left there. His wife crossed Sudan from Eritrea and died trying to get to Libya.
People who cross from Libya without their families are desperate not selfish. You really should try a reverse refugee run. It might help you understand what you’re talking about.
Does it make a difference in this case ? Libya, Sudan, Eritrea…. wherever.
It does not change the fact that Mr. Gebregzabher abandoned his wife and children at some point.
I don’t like people who abandon their children, especially in times of war, famine, plague and whatever.
Mr Gebregzabher is bringing his son to Malta. How is that abandonment?
Yes he is bringing his son to Malta. But only after abandoning his wife and children (including his son).
I believe it is very very unfair to comment on what Mr. Gebregzabher did or did not do when we know for a fact that we can never understand what leads these people to flee their homes and families to face death in the pursuit of a better life.
We can never know, from the comfort of our fancy living rooms and air-conditioned offices, the horrors of life which lead a man to leave his life behind and seek a better one elsewhere.
Hence, we have no right to judge what Mr. Gebregzabher did or did not do. When we are facing death and hunger, then we can judge him. Till now, none of us have that right.
This government have a heart after all.