Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings - updated 11/5/24*

Rent out to immigrants?

No one has been hounded off the thread - not everyone agrees with each other but everyone is able to hold their own. It is an internet forum after all - words do not hurt.

You referenced the "clearly intelligent ones" - as you mentioned balance, i was only querying you stance on everyone else? I do not know your view point, thus why i did not reference it one way or the other.

There are loolahs on both sides unfortunately.

Yea doesn't seem right, the more these "flash-mob protests" appear at peoples homes the more it strengthens the Government proposals for harsher laws against protestors…hmm..

This passed through argument is boring and not relevant.

The countries you claim they passed through also take a huge allocation of refugees, more than Ireland.

People may come to Ireland for various reasons, English language, connections already here etc.

They're not obliged to stay in the first country they land in and it would not be fair if they all just went to the first European frontier country.

Every single one of these people has chosen to leave safety and travel to ireland. That's the facts.

Your Helen lovejoy impression is nonsense.

Imagine putting you and your child at risk crossing the Channel on a dinghy from another EU safe country just because you prefer that country.

These people should not be given sympathy.

They should be arrested and deported.

Thats is being massively disingenuous though.

You know full well that the vast majority of people have not been involved with any of that.

Up until recently far right and racist were thrown out at anyone even questioning the **** show that is our current asylum policy.

Absolutely not. A sizeable number making the hazardous journey have no right to be in Europe and are economic migrants.

Overwhelmed? What do you think is happening in Dublin at the minute? The government want to buy/rent properties to house them. They will likely buy/rent properties at exorbitant prices because they have no choice.

I do not want to house illegal migrants here, that's the point. You go to your local centre in or near to your home country and are assessed there, and accommodated there. The Irish government and EU can fund short term accommodation there for all I care.

If you are coming from a verifiable warzone, you won't have to wait long, no more than a couple of days, and you should then be responsibly transported to a safe country who can sustainably accommodate.

What should not happen is people in tandem with traffickers are encouraged to risk their lives making hazardous crossings of the Mediterranean for example. This benefits no-one, the refugees are exploited and tens of thousands have died because of it.

Double Post.

I despise those groups protesting, always have, always will.

So what's your point?

Are you trying to lump me in with them? If so you will gain an instant report.

People throwing around the racism label like confetti is usually what ruins discussions like this. Eg Anyone who is against open borders must therefore be racist which of course is nonsense.

I wouldnt worry about Rwanda, its nothing more than a costly PR stunt. If it wasn't already guaranteed, the local elections should point to a labour government in the UK shortly which should see an end to the Rwanda idea.

Labour won't be able to ignore this issue for too long either so they'll be forced to make hard choices also.

It will be interesting to see how they tackle it but it's not going away.