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Don't jump red lights if you're an immigrant

  • 11-09-2010 10:36am
    #1
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Otherwise you may be refused naturalisation, according to this piece in the Irish Times today:
    An immigrant doctor who had worked for eight years in the Irish health service was denied naturalisation because she had broken a red traffic light on her bicycle, a conference in UCC was told yesterday.

    Catherine Cosgrave, senior solicitor with the Immigrant Council of Ireland, told the conference on gender, religion and multiculturalism that this was one example of where people are refused naturalisation as Irish citizens for not fulfilling the “good character” requirement, having come to the “adverse attention” of the Garda.


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  • #2
    Piercemeear
    Registered Users Posts: 200 ✭✭Piercemeear


    I'm only in favour of this if it opens up the possibility of deporting Irish-born red light jumpers at some point in the future.


  • #3
    Civilian_Target
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,618 ✭✭✭Civilian_Target


    Haha, it's true you know.
    I got a telling off from a policeman in Boston for cycling on a piece of unmarked pavement between two cycle paths (literraly, 50m of unmarked pavement between 2 cycle lanes)
    He reminded me that if he fined me for it, I would have my visa waiver revoked for two years.

    Talk about harsh, eh?


  • #4
    Slydice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    el tonto wrote: »
    Don't jump red lights if you're an immigrant if you're an immigrant

    How about plain old: "Don't jump red lights" :)


  • #5
    72hundred
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭72hundred


    Civilian_Target wrote: »
    He reminded me that if he fined me for it, I would have my visa waiver revoked for two years.


    In keeping with the cliché that US cops are heavy handed though!


  • #6
    locteau
    Registered Users Posts: 504 ✭✭✭locteau


    I think it is a bit hard to be honest.


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  • #7
    ashleey
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    Piercemeear wrote: »
    I'm only in favour of this if it opens up the possibility of deporting Irish-born red light jumpers at some point in the future.


    In the interests of fairness, you are right, but where to?


  • #8
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,200 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    Somewhere with no traffic lights. Leitrim maybe.


  • #9
    bcmf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭bcmf


    Piercemeear wrote: »
    I'm only in favour of this if it opens up the possibility of deporting Irish-born red light jumpers at some point in the future.

    Would the Irish born rlj's have a say in where they are deported to. If so I choose SW France.


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