Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings and threadbans - updated 11/5/24*

Your pretence that I claimed that everyone with an alternative opinion is an NGO shill, followed up by the usual exaggerated bluster.

There's an election next year, these lads want reelected. 500 likes from Twitter activists count for sod all at election time n this issue is gonna be a big one on the doorsteps methinks.

Genuine question - if found guilty of this offense, does this warrant deportation?

so why do you think they are leaving? just to get free stuff? why have so many of them gone to sh*tholes like Moldova if they could just go to another part of Ukraine?

Ha, I have more things to be doing than going back checking your posts , and I only dip in here occasionally. But if you believe (as you seem to do) that we should have no limits on immigration, that we should continue to welcome every International Protection applicant who turns up on our shores and that we should prioritize their needs ahead of Irish and EU residents of this country, if you believe we can never say "NO" , that we must keep on saying Yes despite our schools , our health system, our transport system, our housing situation, in ever increasing crisis under the weight of numbers, our tourist industry hamstrung with so much previous tourist accommodation taken out of the system, then without a doubt you are a fully paid up member of the groupthink!

You're mistaking realism for cynicism.

As usual, you cannot debate, just bluster.

Where did I say there should be no immigration limits?

I said it would be next to impossible to stop illegal immigration and that migration numbers across the EU would increase significantly due to climate change and other resource factors. The thread title is for a Zero policy. I ask how is that possible.

So where did I mention "no limits" in any fashion?

"As you seem to do"...Cowardly post with cowardly likes. Prove your claim sunshine. I expect you to run away...

a life of leisure, seriously listen to yourself. oh and I'm sure you've spoken to loads of them yes, you come across as someone who is outgoing and open minded and knows a lot of people from all different backgrounds. like f*ck you do.

What's wrong with calling a spade a spade here?

If Ireland was in the doldrums and I had to emigrate I'd probably go somewhere that was prepared to give me bed, board and out of pocket expenses while I found my feet.

These lads are playing the system and I'd do the exact same. I don't blame them.

But the system is broken in this country and no politician wants to admit it.

It's instructive to see some of the same usernames who brayed for billions to be spent by the Government on useless Covid-theatre measures for two and a half years are the same ones firmly behind yet more taxpayers money being flushed away on the latest 'virtue-signal du jour'.

I wonder what happens when these Social Justice Warriors run out of other people's money to spend?

The money we have burned over the last few years and continue to burn, could have transformed Irish society beyond recognition for our people and our descendants. Instead we will hand our kids one of the biggest debt-mountains in the western world - sorry kids, ye can figure out how to pay it all back and by the way, there's loads of us who'll need pensions at the same time - hope ye're ok with a 70% tax-rate?

The political and media discourse has been hijacked by ivory-tower, virtue-signalers and we have the most cowardly generation of politicians at the helm - don't worry though, they'll be just fine with their gold-plated pensions and cushy Eurocrat jobs.

We are making an absolute mess of our country and by the time most people wake up to that fact it will be far too late to do anything about it.

So what is happening in parts of Ukraine where no war is going on?

Are hotels closed and people hiding in there houses?

Or are people going about life as normal.

Have a Google and educate yourself.

Sending Ukrainians to parts of Ukraine where no war is going on is the same as Hitler sending Jews to their death.

I honestly don't believe at this point that you are not on a wind up.

I certainly hope for your sake that you are.

well as you can see, some posters think that those who think themselves in danger should just move to a different part of Ukraine.

I'd say lots of them are taking the piss. The two who got taken in through the red cross behind us were here just over a year, never left the neighbours house bar the back garden and every Wednesday to go get some food from tesco with their free food card that got topped up every week., never even tried to look for work, never contributed a cent to the woman who took them in. They were married but declared themselves as single to get full rate social welfare each. Talked to them a few times over the wall and out the window, seemed like nice decent folks. They wanted to stay here to get the money and then they left a month ago for the UK to start a business with all the welfare money they saved. What business is that, I have no idea 🤷 but that was their plan from the beginning.

That's just one instance. I'm sure there's plenty more examples out there out of 80,000 or so.

A pure waste of taxpayers money.

maybe put yourself in their shoes, look at the situation in ukraine and ask yourself what you might do for your family and your own safety?

i would imagine most of the refugees come from endangered parts rather than other parts anyway

You literally posted news articles about Algerian rapists and then proceeded to say this is what the locals in Clare are concerned about with having Asylum Seekers moving in

It's blatant racism and thankfully people with your mindset are a minority in this country