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The New Red Zone.(Giving Globally)(Periscope; IMMIGRATION)(refugees in Malta)

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Byline: Barbie Nadeau

The waters of Pretty Bay in Malta are dotted with bobbing tourists and something new: refugee vessels from North Africa. Since joining the European Union in 2003, Malta has attracted the largest illegal immigrant minority in Europe, totaling 8,000 or 2 percent of the population. (The second largest is less than one-tenth of a percent in Italy). Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi says Malta suddenly finds itself "on the very front line" of Europe and Africa, with a "huge" immigration problem.

The European Commission has recognized the "special difficulty" of a crowded ...

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