That's it in a nutshell though.Holly Cairns comment that 'Ireland isn't full, its just not working properly' is at least an effort to address the point.
I know two Shinner "Activists" who have left the party over their immigration policies.I think that the underling instinct of the SF activists is strongly pro immigrant. There are many anti-immigrant types among SF supporters, a residual Ireland for the Irish mentality and a suspicious of foreigners attitude.
Maybe he’s gay and doesn’t want to go to prison or be attacked because of who he is. We’ve no idea why he’s here.A recent radio report interviewed a Moroccan international protection applicant sleeping in a tent.
Thousands of Irish people go on holiday to Morocco every year. Dept of Foreign Affairs do advise caution but it doesn't add up if they are succeed in the application. It's a Muslim country with laws different to ours ( some of which we had until fairly recently ourselves) but we can't accommodate everyone who disagrees with laws of their country. Extreme example of course, but then we could have applicants coming here because they can't have a beer in public in their home country.
A recent radio report interviewed a Moroccan international protection applicant sleeping in a tent.
Thousands of Irish people go on holiday to Morocco every year. Dept of Foreign Affairs do advise caution but it doesn't add up if they are succeed in the application. It's a Muslim country with laws different to ours ( some of which we had until fairly recently ourselves) but we can't accommodate everyone who disagrees with laws of their country. Extreme example of course, but then we could have applicants coming here because they can't have a beer in public in their home country.
A claim cannot be bogus or non-bogus, it is just a claim.The vast majority of AS are making bogus claims.
There is no obligation to seek international protection in a nearby country.Why not go to one of the many Arab muslim countries nearby?
Loads of countries have different laws, we had same law here until 30 years ago. They need to organise and lobby within their own country for a change as people did here.Maybe he’s gay and doesn’t want to go to prison or be attacked because of who he is. We’ve no idea why he’s here.
We have laws and regulations in place which define where it stops.... where will it all stop.
In fairness, in some countries (Uganda is a case in point), being gay can be punishible by life imprisonment or in extreme cases, it is a capital offence. Even campaigning for rights can see someone imprisoned for 20 years.Loads of countries have different laws, we had same law here until 30 years ago. They need to organise and lobby within their own country for a change as people did here.
If the proposed Euthanasia legislation comes in will that be a valid cause for an applicant as a human right they are denied but may be allowed here? What about abortion - is that now a valid claim... where will it all stop.
White people, it seems, can't be illegal immigrants.In fairness, in some countries (Uganda is a case in point), being gay can be punishible by life imprisonment or in extreme cases, it is a capital offence. Even campaigning for rights can see someone imprisoned for 20 years.
Having said that, there is often a hypocrisy in the West. After all, Irish illegal emigrants to the USA are "undocumented" and not illegal economic migrants. No British person ever emigrates, instead they become "ex pats".
Dan O'Brien, the economist, was on the newspaper panel with Brendan O'Connor on RTE radio 1 Sunday morning. He rolled out a stat which even stunned Brendan for a moment!
The foreign born population of Ireland grew by 250k in 2022 alone. Just 1 year!
It's actually a success story that we have so little homelessness on the streets. The Govt should be applauded!
The Republic of Ireland's population grew by almost 98,000 people in the past year, the biggest increase since 2008.
Official figures suggested the population in April 2023 was 5,281,600, up from 5,184,000 in 2022.
Most of the growth - 77,600 people - came from net migration with the rest due to 20,000 more births than deaths.
I presume we count Nordies as foreigners for the purposes of these statistics. Of course we should also count Cork people but I think being from Cork is a protected characteristic.According to the BBC in September 2023:
So even if we did have 250k immigration (?source), we must have had at least 150k emigration.
Was that all the Passports issued to Brits?The foreign born population of Ireland grew by 250k in 2022 alone. Just 1 year!
Source is the EuroStat population report published last weekAccording to the BBC in September 2023:
So even if we did have 250k immigration (?source), we must have had at least 150k emigration.
It could be that the BBC figure doesn't include Ukrainian refugees, and possibly anyone here under a temporary protection order, and the Eurostat figure does. Personally I think the very least we can do is take in Ukrainian refugees while so many of Ukrainian men are fighting a totalitarian dictator who wants to bite off a big chunk of the European Union (and no, we won't help defend our EU partners either if that happens thanks to the cowardice clause we had inserted into the Treaty of Lisbon).Source is the EuroStat population report published last week
If we did have 150k emigration, then it must have been all Irish born people (which was definitely not the case) because the Eurostat number is clearly saying there was 250k more foreign born nationals in Ireland in 2022 v's 2021.
So someone has the wrong stats
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