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

I’d imagine if the Dutch Government were intent on facilitating Putin’s interests, the Government’s position on Ukraine would be the primary policy area in which to effect that - as it is, the Dutch Government is pro-Ukraine, reflecting the interests of the Dutch electorate, and the Dutch Government is in favour of limiting immigration, reflecting the interests of the Dutch electorate. If the issue of migration were addressed adequately at a national and EU level, and if the various EU electorates were confident in their Government’s ability to control and limit migration in a manner consistent with the will of the electorate, then the use of migration as a geopolitical tool by malign actors, Putin, Lukashenko, Erdogan etc. would be considerably reduced.

@sunjava….I lived in Munich in the mid 80s, one of a handful of Irish there at the time, consequently I quickly learned German in evening classes because I had to in order to work , socialised in German bars (there weren't any Irish bars like they have now) I considered myself fairly integrated reading German papers and following their media.…. Forward about 10 years I found myself back in Germany (Berlin this time) there was a bit of a boom that time after the wall coming down, to my shame I fell into the old trap of frequenting Irish/British run bars hanging around in that scene because there were many Irish and British workers there at this time, in Berlin I only entigrated in a peripheral way because of this and it is still a regret to me

I don't think this has been posted.

The interview is to ascertain if their asylum claim is legal and meets the criteria to stay. It’s not to see if they are a nice person.

That massive war Raging in Nigeria.

You seem to have forgotten what the topic of our conversation is about. It's about similarities between the UK and Ireland. Not the UK and Africa. UK and Ireland are very much not similar when it comes to the countries attitudes and acceptances to foreign cultures.

Again, I suggest educating yourself yourself on Brexit and the reasons why the UK left the EU. Then compare it to Ireland's attitude to the EU and freedom of movement.

This is the usual paintbrush tactic when all the factual polls prove otherwise. This post was possibly correct 2/3 years ago, but not anymore and that's a fact, Jack.

And also the typical one-size-fits-all "immigration" tactic, when it's been covered millions of times how there are big differences in legal, skilled-based immigration and the issue we are in.

You certainly don't speak for Irish people given the fact you've been pushing narratives that the vast majority of Irish people don't support. Anti immigration candidates aren't going to sweep the EU and local elections, yet you refuse to accept that.

The majority of Irish people don't agree with you, accept it.

There's going to be almost no mainstream Irish political parties left who are pro-immigration especially of the illegal kind.

Always interesting that the Woke Left contributors on here try to paint the views of Irish people who are against Illegal immigration as being "Anti-Immigration" when the reality is that many of us work with and are friends with people who have legally emigrated here and contribute to society, and don't just come here expecting everything handed to them.. A typical tactic that puts off most people by fear of being seen as racist…

Have they run out of fences, along the canal?

A FG TD called Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has just finished an interview on RTE radio. As far as I could gather (see below) she stated that FG policy is that all the various refugees and asylum seekers arriving in their droves are welcome to stay and work here in the future. Who, why, how and when did this become some sort of official policy. Who did Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and FG consult before they decided to wreck this great change on Irish society? Why do they think they have to right to direct this? The f******** arrogance of them is astounding, far too long in office.

Not related but why do many of these FG TDs, wannabee TDs, choirboys all speak like motormouths? They're like clones of each other as regards this rapid fire rhetoric. Instead of pacing their points and letting them sink in, they rattle on like a machine gun and you're left thinking, what did they just say? I can only conclude that this is a function of their lack of confidence in what they're saying and/or a desire to obfuscate and bamboozle, deceive the public. Whatever, out with them.