Palma23/08/2019 09:48
I was quite distressed and frankly angry to read some of the comments on social media about the possibility of the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms coming to Palma with 100 immigrants aboard who had been rescued off the coast of Italy as they attempted to cross from Africa.
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Yes, I agree that I am an immigrant here in Mallorca. But I had to prove that I could support myself financially before being given permission to reside here. I pay my taxes and am not a burden on the state.
If Mr. Moore feels so strongly about this matter perhaps he should kindly offer to have one or more of these “immigrants” stay at his for a few months, until they settle into the local community, find work and contribute to the local economy.
I'd like to know why Jason Moore has a problem with anyone wanting to see the people traffickers arrested. Does he not see that these vermin are the only winners in this whole sad situation, or would he rather close his own mind to any dissenting opinion? He must know that the undesirables who make Majorca holidaymakers' lives a misery are often not exactly native Spanish. An intelligent man like him, you'd think, would see that you solve none of the world's problems by doing nothing more than endlessly rehome and resettle.
Very well said Jason! I don’t always agree with your editorials but today I do, wholeheartedly. I have often pointed out that ‘expats’ are also immigrants but that hasn’t always gone down too well with some of your readers.