Boatloads of immigrants handed over to Spain

[John]

I noticed an interesting article in the Chronicle today:

http://www.chronicle.gi/readarticle.php?id=000010483&title=The
Gibraltar Chronicle

In my view it is nothing short of a scandal that we have to go crawling
to the Spanish everytime a boatload of immigrants turns up in our
waters. What do other people think?

[darius]

I think it is scandelous that we don't have more advanced arangements
for repatriation / extradition - in terms of the practical movement of
people.

However, in terms of this kind of thing - I think it actually sounds
like a reasonably efficient aragements - which might actually be in the
migrants interest (decreased time in custody etc). Spain however might
contemplate starting to invoice us! - But even then, this could be a
cost efficient arangement.

It might have a teritorial waters dimension though!

But in general terms, yes, as a small jurisdiction we should be able to
be just as efficient as Spain appears to be (in her case becasue of her
scale), whether we could be as cost effective (this is the physical
movement of people remember) is another matter.

[Jim Watt]

Let them do it, the immigrants were heading for Spain
not Gibraltar, the Spanish are set up to handle the situation
and its the most cost efficient solution. They probably
screw money from the EU for doing it anyway.
--
Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com

[just.r...@gmail.com]

Amusing little story really, especially given all the hot air and
mountains of newspaper wasted over the last few weeks on where exactly
the Guardia Civil will be situated in the new air terminal, how that
impacts on sovereignty etc etc...