Tiny State of Malta Struggles to Cope with Illegal Immigrants

Hundreds of African boat people arrive on the shores of the EU's smallest state, Malta every year. The tiny country is struggling to cope with the influx -- camps are bursting at the seams and xenophobia is on the rise.

• Primary Source

Deutsche Welle, 7.9.08: Maltese Anger Mounts Over Rising Illegal Immigration http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3621641,00.html

BBC News, 27.8.08: Malta fears 71 migrants drowned http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7585004.stm

BBC News, 2.7.07: Key facts: Africa to Europe migration http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6228236.stm

Channel 4: Immigration: Malta's crisis http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/society/immigration+maltas+crisis/564207

BBC News, 9.5.09: Malta struggles with desperate refugees http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8040797.stm

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