While you were quietly getting ready for Christmas, the Department of Homeland Security pulled a fast one. On December 22nd, in what could be the most idiotic thing the Bush administration has done, DHS approved Malta as a Visa Waiver Program country.
Each year, Malta—an archipelago of seven islands—gets tens of thousands of people from Africa on rafts. The island is being overwhelmed.
These people arrive on Maltese soil, which is European Union territory, and they immediately try to get admitted to the EU.
When the word is out about the Visa Waiver, more boat people will come and try to get legal status in Malta so they can ultimately get into the U.S. without a visa.
Once here, they will, of course, stay forever.
The decision to allow Malta to participate in the VWP should be looked into before all of its 400,000 residents are in our backyards.