Ireland's Refugee Policy cont. Please read OP before posting

“The least thanked posts on here are the most accurate and realistic”. Such as allowing any AS anywhere in the world to go to any port in the world and be taken to Ireland no questions asked?

We've seen it all before - 'Because the far-right parties didn't do well in the elections' - this is translated in some people's minds to - 'Everyone in the country is happy with the situation', and this means that the poster is now part of a large (yet imagined) majority, purely in their own heads.

That's the level we're at here

Mainstream parties also know that this is a hot topic and that’s why they make a show of doing something to tackle this in the run up to an election. Something that is conveniently ignored by the people who claim “everyone is happy with the situation based on election results”

Is it any wonder. Words like 'flat earther' 'pro trump' been bandied about for anybody who has a concern with immigration. Childishly black and white view.

Yet another clear example of hateful disinformation being spread about IPA's.

Taking just your first claim that of the 30k+ arrivals between 2018 and 2022 only 5k reported they were in employment you ignored the following from the report I shared.

1. Approx 25% of those arrivals were children.
2. A significant proportion were restricted from applying for employment. Almost half the total figure arrived in 2022 and those arriving in the last six months of the year, which was the majority or arrivals for that year, could not apply. "The disparity seen in 2022 is likely due to the rapid increase in international protection applications that year and the six-month waiting period to access the labour market."
3. The report makes numerous references to the lack of available data on numbers taking up employment vs applications. Applicants are only recorded as being in employment where they and their employer return a form within 21 days. "Nonetheless, the data on the number of applicants in employment are poor. This is because, after entering employment, the applicant and the employer are required to submit a form containing details on the employment concerned within 21 days (Section 3.3) and not all applicants return their forms to indicate employment."
4. Due to these data limitations more detailed research was undertaken into the employment status of communities with high IPA numbers. The report found that in the African community… "previous research found a higher unemployment rate among African nationals, the reasons for which were believed to be in part due to the length of time spent in the international protection system without access to work, new data indicate that the gap has now significantly decreased, with African nationals and Irish nationals on par for unemployment levels.

So tell us did you read the study and chose to ignore these points? Or did you just find the first figures you could use to make false and derogatory claims about IPAs and go with these?

For anyone genuinely interested in the economic impact of migration to the country, the report has numerous interesting findings on how still existing barriers to employment and integration could be tackled. Of course our so called 'patriots' ignore all this, instead choosing, as per usual, just to spread lies and hatred.

Backic, McDonald and Cairns are all ideologically aligned on immigration. The only two parties that can put in any tighter controls on immigration are FG/FF and that won’t happen unless the whole fat arse falls out of the economy and its slashing budgets time. Until then there will be 20k or more arriving each year and taxpayers will pay for them. ireland as we knew up until 2015 is gone. It’s a different country now.

Read your post again… i think you should also look up the definition of an echo chamber.

A lot of people make easy money off it- is this the refugee industry you are talking about? Banty mcenaney will fill ye in about the easy money! That ain't a million dollar smile, bantys going for the billion- don't bet again him!

Paddy the eejit, much like your stereotype of refugees only exists in your imagination.

I’m not interested in why asylum seekers are picking Ireland over other countries, I’m only interested in Irelands policies with regard to refugees. That’s what you and others don’t seem to get - asylum seekers have no say whatsoever in Irelands policies in relation to refugees, so they can’t be held responsible for the decisions of the Irish Government, they certainly aren’t responsible for International Human Rights Law, and they’re not responsible for having cause to leave their home country and seek asylum elsewhere.

Personally speaking, I’ve always been proud of Ireland’s international reputation as the land of a hundred thousand welcomes. It’d be a shame if the tiny minority of begrudgers had any say whatsoever in determining policy, and thankfully that‘s not happening either.

Last polls I saw had 75-80% saying we had taken too many refugees, a tiny minority of begrudgers u might say!

Do u live in Ireland?

Ah not this guff of the hundred thousand welcomes, why not mention the famine while you're at it. When you have people sleeping on tents you stop adding more.

Just the same accounts in the comments sections really. A lot of the same people leaving comments under different alt accounts also. Most people don't bother reading them at this point I'd say. Fooling nobody at this stage. It's just a dopamine hit for far right types. Twitter is the same thing and… some forums. I can guarantee you that 99% of those commenters are card carrying Burke family supporters. Just look at their crazy videos and see the same accounts commenting things like "The Burkes are saving Ireland!!!" lol