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

Are they not as Australian as the Australians for simply rocking up there on a flight?

The born abroad figure is 100% more than 20% in fact its much closer to 25% than 20% there was a big discussion on this thread weeks ago but you continue to spread falsehoods about the % born abroad. What difference does it make if almost 25% today are born abroad?

100% more than 20% is 40%. There has been no census since 2022 so a figure of 25% is nothing more than guess work, and bad guesswork at that.

12% of Irish residents have non-Irish citizenship, not 20% plus.

20% of Irish residents were born outside the state, including from Northern Ireland and the children of Irish nationals who'd lived abroad.

The crucial information is in bold lettering to prevent the spread of lies about more than 1 in 5 residents being from other nations.

Why should the Irish/Danish taxpayer pay for them?? Where is the morality in that??

I’d imagine the did it as a push factor. Come here and you’ll pay for it yourself, no free rides. Unlike Paddyland, where the politicians will screw the natives to pay for the world.

Did the US sign up to this 70 year old convention? Are we bound by it forever and have to house anyone who turns up?

Heard Michael McNamara on today FM saying we might be deporting Georgians working in the building trade but why didn’t they apply for a work visa instead of claiming asylum? He also complained that AS can only have an initial verbal application and not a verbal appeal, just a written appeal. What’s wrong with that?

Holly and Gary won't be keen on that. They've got constituency and farming work to do.

Right so, if asylum seekers arrive to this country with means, and let’s face it not everyone fleeing genuine persecution/war is in poverty, they should be allowed to keep those means while the host country’s tax revenue funds their expenses?

Then they get on their feet at some point and can later liquidate their means for a route to the comfortable life they led before fleeing?

How is that fair to the socioeconomically disadvantaged in our society? Stinks of classism to me, particularly as you believe it’s morally correct to help people in need - are existing residents of this country that may be in a poverty cycle not in need?

Protection applicant’s valuable objects that hold sentimental value can be put in escrow or pawned under a scheme for a long term with an option to recoup, rather than liquidated immediately.

Why fund asset-rich applicants at the expense of disadvantaged existing residents?

So whats the justification for not chartering a flight for all the Somali and Bangladeshi migrants (two of the other top 5 countries of origin). Cant think of any other reason than the government not wanting the image of loading black/asian people onto a plane. Incredible hypocrisy and pure racism by the government in only cherry-picking who the immigration law should be applied to.

that’s it Brian yer a big softy. That’s the problem with the left in this country It’s all ‘feelings’ and guilt, shure we’ll be all in the **** together and we can blame the civil war parties.

it’s from the CSO alright, the link is with the post, you have to copy and paste emit though. It is 20%.

It's immoral to allow an unlimited number of people from anywhere in the world to roam freely around Ireland after they've destroyed their passports and lied about their identities.

It's immoral to put Irish people at risk by NOT restricting the movements of people who have entered the country by breaking the law.

The immorality of it is particularly striking given that we know that the system is being widely abused and we have proof that many of the people abusing the system are extremely violent.

Native Irish business owner run out of Dorset Street. She's an inner city girl herself and fears for her other business on Pearse Street.

I think she mentioned early on that she's one of a tiny amount of Irish owned business left on that street.

Why is it always Gript doing this excellent reporting. Newstalk and RTE should be lining up to interview her.

Warning, some distressing scenes in the video.

You were begging for deportation flights a few months ago, now you're complaining because the people being deported aren't the right colour 😁