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An African immigrant child has her hand painted during the World Refugee Day Festival at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta June 23, 2012. According to the majority of Maltese who responded to an EU-wide survey, immigrants do not offer any added value to the local economy or culture, local media reported. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

An African immigrant child uses her soft toy to play with a Maltese woman during the World Refugee Day Festival at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta June 23, 2012. According to the majority of Maltese who responded to an EU-wide survey, immigrants do not offer any added value to the local economy or culture, local media reported. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

An African immigrant child uses her soft toy to play with a Maltese woman during the World Refugee Day Festival at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta June 23, 2012. According to the majority of Maltese who responded to an EU-wide survey, immigrants do not offer any added value to the local economy or culture, local media reported. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants takes part in a World Refugee Day ecumenical prayer service to commemorate refugees who lost their lives at sea while on their way to Europe in Valletta's Grand Harbour June 17, 2011. It is estimated that around 1,500 immigrants have perished at sea while fleeing from Libya to Europe since the Libyan crisis broke out, according to local media. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants takes part in a World Refugee Day ecumenical prayer service to commemorate refugees who lost their lives at sea while on their way to Europe in Valletta's Grand Harbour June 17, 2011. It is estimated that around 1,500 immigrants have perished at sea while fleeing from Libya to Europe since the Libyan crisis broke out, according to local media. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants takes part in a World Refugee Day ecumenical prayer service to commemorate refugees who lost their lives at sea while on their way to Europe in Valletta's Grand Harbour June 17, 2011. It is estimated that around 1,500 immigrants have perished at sea while fleeing from Libya to Europe since the Libyan crisis broke out, according to local media. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants takes part in a World Refugee Day ecumenical prayer service to commemorate refugees who lost their lives at sea while on their way to Europe in Valletta's Grand Harbour June 17, 2011. It is estimated that around 1,500 immigrants have perished at sea while fleeing from Libya to Europe since the Libyan crisis broke out, according to local media. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi

Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants takes part in a World Refugee Day ecumenical prayer service to commemorate refugees who lost their lives at sea while on their way to Europe in Valletta's Grand Harbour June 17, 2011. It is estimated that around 1,500 immigrants have perished at sea while fleeing from Libya to Europe since the Libyan crisis broke out, according to local media. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi