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sunrock
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Watching last nights primetime programme ,it struck me that our politicians are quite happy to see our unemployed leave.
I remember in the 80s when the politicians of the day were openly encouraging emigration...but at least there were jobs in the U.K. then and also in the U.S. even without work visas.
In fairness Billy Kelleher said all the right things...I guess the questions are known beforehand and the answers carefully prepared.
I don`t think emigration is a viable option for our emigrants unless they have guaranteed jobs in their chosen profession and everything is completely legal. The nurses in the programme are lucky in that it is one of the few professions where people are needed.
Going to work in the U.S. without a work visa is an absolute no no.
Our government should make clear all the dangers and pitfalls of emigration.
Most ordinary jobs in the U.K. pay the minimum wage or slightly above.
Irish emigrants ,even highly educated ones have no god given right to get paid more or work less hard than the thousand of other workers competing for the same jobs. In many cases people will have to take jobs that are below their qualifications and thus low wages.
Which brings me to the next point.People on this forum are often asking what is the point of working when a person might get almost as much on welfare. Well then what is the point of emigrating when your wages will be less than the welfare here......well no point really.
Billy had a point when he said if the public servants weren`t so selfish and took their pay cuts then we could employ more of them.I somehow don`t think the public sector unions will be insisting on this link in any negotiations.
There will always be people who want to emigrate to experience a different lifestyle and thats fine, but I`d imagine for most people contemplating emigration...they would probably be better off staying in ireland.
I remember in the 80s when the politicians of the day were openly encouraging emigration...but at least there were jobs in the U.K. then and also in the U.S. even without work visas.
In fairness Billy Kelleher said all the right things...I guess the questions are known beforehand and the answers carefully prepared.
I don`t think emigration is a viable option for our emigrants unless they have guaranteed jobs in their chosen profession and everything is completely legal. The nurses in the programme are lucky in that it is one of the few professions where people are needed.
Going to work in the U.S. without a work visa is an absolute no no.
Our government should make clear all the dangers and pitfalls of emigration.
Most ordinary jobs in the U.K. pay the minimum wage or slightly above.
Irish emigrants ,even highly educated ones have no god given right to get paid more or work less hard than the thousand of other workers competing for the same jobs. In many cases people will have to take jobs that are below their qualifications and thus low wages.
Which brings me to the next point.People on this forum are often asking what is the point of working when a person might get almost as much on welfare. Well then what is the point of emigrating when your wages will be less than the welfare here......well no point really.
Billy had a point when he said if the public servants weren`t so selfish and took their pay cuts then we could employ more of them.I somehow don`t think the public sector unions will be insisting on this link in any negotiations.
There will always be people who want to emigrate to experience a different lifestyle and thats fine, but I`d imagine for most people contemplating emigration...they would probably be better off staying in ireland.