Malta should stick to its position on immigration – Dr Tonio Borg

The Sunday Times of Malta Migrants should be taken to the closest port of call, even if they were saved in the search and rescue zone of a neighbouring country, according to former home affairs and foreign minister Tonio Borg.

“This is the policy adopted by successive governments and Malta should stick to its guns,” Dr Borg said.

“If an Indian vessel rescues migrants 20 miles off the Lampedusa coast, it would make no sense bringing them to a Maltese port which is 100 miles away,” he added.

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