Immigration and Ireland - MEGATHREAD *Read OP for mod warnings before posting*

I don’t know the actual answer so I’ll ask. Do we give free legal aid to everyone, even non citizens all the way to the high courts ? Solicitors and barristers will get paid somehow but where is the money tree for non criminal cases.

Honestly don't know where the money comes from but like everything with Ipas, its all smoke and mirrors, trying to cover the true costs.

If you are unable to see the difference between the two countries I don’t think anyone can help you.

Evidence please.

@Brian? how many times do you need to be educated on the Danish model before you take it on board?

I have to wonder when people don't feel immigration has been too high, what evidence would you need?

https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp1/censusofpopulation2022profile1-populationdistributionandmovements/placeofbirth/

20% of the population at the last census born abroad, a massive number, and way up from the 1990s. Massive housing crisis, people sleeping on the streets. Lack of school places in nearly every major town.

Yet some people won't accept immigration is too high, brushing off very compelling evidence to the contrary. When people won't accept the obvious it's hard to believe they are not ideologically motivated.

A question for these people who don't currently see the problem; is there any level at which there is too much immigration? 30% foreign born, maybe 50%, 75%? How scarce should houses be?

I am so glad to see a minister who is finally cracking the whip on this immigration shambles. You can't crack that whip hard enough in my eyes.

When I see the absolute social mess my local regional town has become and this is now being spread to every other town and village in my beautiful county, we have hit rock bottom.

Houses in my local town are now selling for €500k...what!

People who are coming here laughing at us because we roll out the Social Welfare Red Carpet to them at the expense of native people.

Who supports this, get a grip.

Mod Edit: Warned for breaching mod instruction regarding anecdotes

It not my idea, it is yours.

If Oz start the mass cancellation of Visas and deportations then countries will reciprocate.

100k sounds like a massive number of Irish born people to be in Australia, given how great we are told everything is here with the old GDP.

How is Denmark different, other than processing claims quicker? You keep mentioning the nation yet seem unable to clarify any other disparity.

That is just your opinion.

There is no evidence for that . If 65% are rejected 35% are accepted as genuine and given asylum

Not " oh some might still be economic migrants " ..that's just nonsense.

It would appear it is you who is incorrect (twice), or at best half right, depending on the context of your argument.

12% accounts for the population usually resident and present in the state with non Irish citizenship.

20% is the population usually resident and present in the state but not born here.

And yes, all available on the CSO: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpsr/censusofpopulation2022-summaryresults/migrationanddiversity/

I would expect if anyone is going to make claims about what is or is not in the census, they would have at least reviewed it in its entirety. (A quick review of the raw data from the census show these figures to be correct.)

Love the confidence though 😉