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

I was talking about the poll. Just think it's a silly poll was all.

There has been plenty of scope and examples in the early days of this crisis where people on this thread piled on and ganged up on people who expressed genuine concerns and just wanted limits, and a civil discussion….so the tone I believe was set by the ‘let everyone and anyone in no limits’ side….. im all for civilised and fair debate but when one side or certain individuals of that side of the debate, set a particular tone in their engagement, from the get go….they have zero recourse or credibility when they cry foul of others for what they’ve been more than adept at themselves….

one poster refers to a good point, page 1, a genuine concern, well articulated that however was in conflict with another posters opinion who then claimed their concerns articulated was “absurd nonsense”…..

Yeah, I'm not voting for any party that blindly accepts 45k per year.

Complete lack of planning, that's our social housing in a year and more gone.

It would be fine if it was for people fleeing bombs and persecution but they are not.

They are asylum tourists milking the system.

The case being supported by links not only from Gript that most asylum seekers are economic migrants . You obviously have not grasped that . But feel free to support your claim with no links or proof that most asylum seekers are genuine .

When the law is an ass, it gets disrespected. There is clearly an issue with the 'legal responsibilities'. We now have a situation where anyone who turns up and claims asylum etc has a legal right to be housed and supported etc

Meanwhile we've many thousands of Irish citizens obliged to live at home with parents as they can't afford to rent or purchase a place to be housed. What about their rights - do they not matter? It's that or emigrate, either illegally like the people coming here or with appropriate visas.

This is entirely dysfunctional, the first duty of any state is to look after the basic interests of it's own citizens first.

Combining these issues together is creating a lot of resentment and racism. And anger towards the government lecturing the public from their own positions of comfort.

I could fill the 3 houses in Magowna 5 times over with deserving Irish people.

People stuck in broken relationships, couples with young kids living in a granny flat beside their parents, people in abusive relationships.

But this government are giving the houses to lads looking for a paid holiday.

MM was pathetic on the late late last night.

Trying again to say it’s a tiny group of the far right who are objecting and most people support this nonsense.

Totally ignoring all the polls.

Then pulls the whole the Irish should know better than anyone about immigration guilt trip.

Why am I not surprised.

Almost everybody I talk to lately is of the same view, let them find their own accomodation.

I've no doubt the lightweight lapdog Tubridy just gave him a free platform.

Yep. Even here people who support immigration and asylum are saying they would vote yes in it. Defo meaningless.

Exactly, that is what I meant. Probably wasn't explaining well.

Ill probably go independent or not vote.

To be honest I find very little differences between any of the main parties anyway. None of them represent me, and I have held my nose for two elections now