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Immigration to Ireland - policies, challenges, and solutions *Read OP before posting*

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    Ahh good old Godwins law, nearly there.

    Name-Calling regular people has lost all power, people see through this nonsense and thankfully politicians are also copping on.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,239 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    ‘Those other people are all investigated when they come here’

    even you don’t believe that.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    If someone quotes large chunks of fascist speeches, I will say it as I see it. It's fascist claptrap.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    If you want to live in a society that is non pasty white then you are welcome to emigrate and if you choose a predominately black country perhaps you could take Leo with you, he hates our pasty white country.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭batman_oh


    That probably never happened though, just like Sweden. Zero evidence to show any potential issues sure (ignore the actual stats from the home countries too because that's not pretty).

    I expect the usual reality deniers to bring up that the Catholic church had child abuse scandals so therefore we should welcome people with a higher prevalence of doing this kind of thing.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,395 ✭✭✭✭Furze99


    You see the thing is that this 'fascist claptrap' as you put it contains many kernels of truth and lived experience. It may be dressed up in a way you don't care for but that doesn't mean you get to dismiss it.

    In general I'd be left leaning/ liberal kinda voter myself and the only party I ever canvassed for are the Greens back in the day. The Greens then were very much about 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle' and if you follow the spirit of that, you will see the logic in not rapidly increasing our immigrant population. Reduce.. Reuse.. these core principles point to making do with less, less growth and less expansion.

    We don't need 15,000+ economic migrants annually to fill poorly paid jobs, so that others can get rich. We don't need to fund whole building programmes, schools, health and public transport services for 15,000+ economic migrants annually. Just who is benefiting from this, who will be getting wealthy off the back of it. Reduce and Reuse what we have.

    The other very curious thing about this whole debate is that it is those on the business and establishment side who want this, who talk endlessly of cracking down on the 'far right', monitoring social media and profiling those who do not agree. All practices followed by fascist dictatorships to mange their populations.

    So just who are the real fascists in this?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    Nah, I'm perfectly happy in this country. The country that recognises fundamental human rights and reflects that in our law. If you don't like these basic tenets of Irish law, perhaps you would prefer to live elsewhere.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    You do realise when the majority of the civilians in this country are non national that those laws you hold dearly will be removed to align with our imported population?

    Personally, yes, I will be looking at emigrating. Quite a large tax contributor, no skin off my nose and im sure im not the only one.

    The lefts utopia of a country full of social welfare dependents, free housing for the world is on the horizon, if only there were some idiots willing to pay tax for that utopia.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,196 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    Does the state get its money back though?

    Many of these economic migrants (lets call them what they are) are poorly educated, have very basic or no English and have free access to the health service which is funded by taxpayers.

    They also have free access to the courts and can appeal decisions to the highest court in the land which again the taxpayer is paying for.

    Now at the end of all that if someone is let stay here how many low paying jobs do you know of where the state would get its money back.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,239 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    Yes fascism is dangerous, no free speech, censorship, control of media, no differing opinions allowed, erosion of democracy, no accountability …

    ……hang on a minute ..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,273 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    You're speaking as if the non national population is one big homogenous mass. It's nothing of the sort : dozens of different nationalities, languages, as well as different ethnicities, religions etc. Many non nationals probably have more in common with Irish people than they have with other non nationals.

    What have Brazilians, Chinese, Syrians, Polish, South African people etc who live here got in common?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,395 ✭✭✭✭Furze99


    And we're back to the cost/ benefit analysis that I thought Suvigirl or StudentDad or other proponents would be able to furnish to justify their open ended promises. But you'll note, they didn't - they just wafted it away and said it was ridiculous to expect an analysis of costs v benefits and overall idea of cost to the taxpayer. Dangerous ideologues is what we have here.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,766 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Funny how the ‘ let them all in ‘ brigade are the shower that are trying to shut down and stifle free and open debate yet accuse the other side of fascism for having the temerity to want border controls, hate to tell people… border controls exist all across the planet in over 150 countries which are not in any way fascist but countries which view the health, wellbeing and success of their citizens as being paramount in their own country, ahead of people who are not citizens of that particular country. 🤷🏻



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭suvigirl


    What do you think takes so long deciding asylum cases?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭tom23


    You need both parents working unless one has an exceptionally high paid job. While both parents work and possibly commute (15 hours a well) they will pay close to another mortgage on childcare. Maybe that’s why native Irish are having smaller families. in fact out of my greater circle Friends only one has 4 children. Most have two / three. Both parents work and couldn’t afford to otherwise.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    Dangerous idealogues indeed. Now that made me smile. When it comes to fundamental human rights and that's what this ultimately boils down to. The issue is obscured by arguments about cost and resources etc. In the end this is about people. Whether some posters on here like it or not refugees have rights, people have rights and they are perfectly entitled to see that their rights are protected. If the Irish State has obligations towards these people, we ought to honour those commitments.

    The fact that certain posters would prefer to limit human rights is disturbing but not surprising. As I have said before the fact that our services are stretched has nothing to do with the rights of refugees to seek refuge here. I don't know what's more dangerous, the idea that protecting human rights is somehow idealistic or the idea that we don't need human rights, because you know, in the minds of some, they're too expensive.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭suvigirl


    Of course we didnt.

    I am not trying to prove there is some cost/benefit to taking refugees. I don't have to justify an argument that I don't have😂



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,766 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Resources.

    Also..

    A figure from 2019 showed that only 15% of first-time decisions on asylum applications in Ireland were rejected, compared to an EU average of 63%.

    So an average of a 48% discrepancy between the rest of the EU and Ireland.

    somewhat shows how fûcked up things are here now.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭suvigirl


    Haven't seen anyone in favour of no borders, or even open borders



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,309 ✭✭✭Garzard


    Very much so. And as someone pointed out previously, seeing groups like these feels completely out of context in quiet, traditional rural villages - every other issue aside with integration, few to no amenities, policing, and already limited and overburdened services.

    What positives do such major influxes have on these areas? I don't think one actually exists quite honestly.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,766 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Plenty of people coming here are, and even some people here.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Unlimited appeals, barristers , human rights Barristers, solicitors, NGOs,all funded by Joe taxpayer



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    You didn't even answer my question......I'm seeing a pattern here.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭riddles


    The list for housing never ends when it’s given away for free. But there’s no point arguing with idiots - shame theres not more than 50 ignore options.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    I disagree with your basic idea that we are all going to be swept away on some sort of multicultural tide. The world is in flux at the moment and throwing out our fundamental rights because certain individuals find them inconvenient is not the way to go. I can't agree with the notion of stripping the citizens of this country of their rights or those who come to our shores of theirs.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    Well that is exactly where you are wrong and our overlords in government would like to think you are right.

    We, in this country fought hard for centuries for our rights, now yourself and your pro immigration cohorts would love to just throw all that away, it's treasonous.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,350 ✭✭✭✭suvigirl


    No one is throwing away any rights.

    Our country is extremely high on protecting our rights. Our constitution in particular was written with our fundamental rights at its core.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,587 ✭✭✭tom23


    Out constitution maybe - but FF/FG/GP couldn’t give the square root of 6 **** about the irish tax paying citizen.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭StudentDad


    Your beliefs are based in fear and frankly the idea that we need to ditch our hard won human rights is quite frankly, unsurprising. The notion that we should reverse these gains because certain individuals are uncomfortable with having to treat people equally? Now that's a betrayal.



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