As an American I see first hand what illegal emigration does to a country. Most illegal emigrants come from a Third World nation, they are usually uneducated, some carry diseases while others are criminals escaping from their homeland. There is no control as to who would enter a country. If these people really want to enter the country legally they should file proper papers and wait their turn instead of jumping the line.

Usually, illegal emigrants will increase the taxes for the natives because they have to be housed, fed and provided with schooling, medical and legal services. Furthermore, the crime rate would increase - they form gangs which will roam the streets and terrorise the native population - and they will bring down the pay structure of the nation because they will perform work at a rate much lower than the natives and legal emigrants would be willing to accept.

Since Malta is a very small island that lies only a few hundred miles from a continent filled with misery and ignorance, I am afraid that Malta will be easily overrun by these illegals and Malta as we all know it will no longer exist.

By the way, I was born in Malta and still have dual citizenship.

The interest of Malta is one of my primary concerns along with the concerns of my adopted country, the US.