What are your views on Multiculturalism in Ireland? - Threadbanned User List in OP

They don't need to apply... the government will do that for them. They're automatically eligible. Nice way to sidestep the asylum process (and appeals system).

Why not? It does make some logical sense. If Western nations are expected to be inclusive and to promote the employment of minority groups in public services, or positions of authority/security... shouldn't we be expecting the same thing from non-western countries?

Except, we don't. Not really. It understandable and reasonable that minority groups wouldn't have that kind of representation in such industries, except on a temporary basis, short term contracts and the like. For other non-western nations, that is.

The only times there was Irish in police forces in African countries was when they were part of the British occupying forces and that was damned wrong. Also i suspect a lot of these places would not tolerate a significant population of irish moving over and setting themselves up. They definately wouldnt tolerate Irish taking well paid jobs at the expense of natives for the sake of diversity

Why bother. We would just be expelled

You'd be forced back on the plane or boat you arrived on, with the expectation that the airline/service would make sure you returned, due to their own {failed} responsibility to check passports, and visas on embarking a plane.

I never really understand the talk about migrants just arriving by plane. How does that work? Every time I've traveled (and I've covered a lot of distance by air), my passport has been checked when i pass security (often there being two or more different security checkpoints), and the boarding gate.. and then checked again when I arrive. My visas/passport and boarding pass are always scrutinized...

I don't get the holes that migrants seem to be able to find... Sure, I get the travel by "unofficial" means, but any of the normal ways are well covered once you leave the EU.

TBH this is one of the reasons I love Asia/Asians so much. Sure, there's the wide range of scams, and corruption but for the most part, they're easily dodged with a little research being done before going anywhere. I've worked in four Asian countries, and I was looked after quite well by these countries. Whereas I've heard no shortage of bad accounts about the M.East/Africa...

Yeah, SA is very weird in many ways, which is amazing considering the amount of support they receive from the West. I've been to Jeddah... beautiful city (I actually find most Arab cities to be rather pretty), and most people were lovely. Still, I wasn't there longer than a week, and hung out with people I'd met in China (a lot of professors get their initial experience in China and then come back to SA or other countries nearby).. As for Dubai, that place is a cesspit. Looks great on the surface, but it's horrible when you dig a little past the gold paint.

I spent over a decade in Asia... loved most of my time there. Whereas I've visited a variety of places in the M.East and Africa, and I have zero interest living there. The cultural differences are just too vast.. religion plays a major part of that, but there's plenty of non-religious differences too.. Interesting experiences overall though, but I'm not in any kind of rush to see more. Whereas I'd love to return to Asia.