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

Yep, we live in Donegal and my landlord got the same phonecall. Thank God he told them where to go but the way things stand some of his tenants are there years, he hasn't increased the rent by much and if he did evict them he would greatly increase his profit.

That talk about huge numbers moving to Ireland due to climate change is just trolling to shut down debate. Any politician that mentions that can be written off as a serious person let alone politician. If it was true where exactly is the plan to house these millions of immigrants to Ireland and when will we start implementing that plan.

Yes, we have this absurd situation developing whereby the Government/NGOs are competing against local renters to acquire properties to accomodate new arrivals, using tax payers money to drive up the price of renting for taxpayers. Actively incentivising landlords to prioritise immigrants. Spending taxpayers money to make life more difficult for tax payers.

That seems to be the common denominator. Some People are being victimised for paying the rent they agreed in the first place

That's our old climate, our new climate is mild with freak events, blurred seasons etc

https://news.sky.com/story/is-immigration-to-ireland-out-of-control-many-in-the-land-of-a-hundred-thousand-welcomes-are-worried-13025649

......one of the only balanced pieces of journalism about Ireland's immigration problem I've read and its by Sky News today. Why can we not have a mature, balanced discussion on immigration here? Why are we being treated like bold school children, men being bussed into rural Donegal , Mayo, Kerry, Ballymun, Rosslare at night time? At least in the UK it is being discussed in Parliament , on both sides, without the predictable mud slinging, aimed solely at shutting down any dissenters and even shutting down conversation that we excel at in Ireland. Its no wonder people are getting so angry. We simply don't have a voice on this!!

Both of them, the Government for just being plain stupid offering whats a weeks wages in Ukraine for doing nothing and the Ukrainians for taking advantage of that stupidity.

And before you reply have a think about this and if you don't see that moving from another EU country which offered them stanctuary to our one just because the money is better isn't playing the system then I don't know what else I can say to you.

You must be a townie, the guards aren't going to get into the squad car and come out here because some people are shouting.

Why is it Eastern European countries like Poland or Hungary appear to have more power over immigration than we do? We keep hearing about our "obligations" whereas they seem much more strict.

Could it be the government is lying to us over measures it can take? 🤔

Is it just countries in western Europe that have obligations?

Excellent post.

The best post on this subject I've read anywhere.

I'm a good ten years younger than you but most of my colleagues who are friends are in your age bracket and your sentiments re kids futures etc echo theirs exactly.

The attempted power grab by the EU parliament is nothing more than the death throes of a soon to be parliamentary minority, it'd still have to be approved by the council and that's obviously not likely. It also wouldn't be possible to get it through before elections.

It's left wing theatrics, they just want to make a good show.

Same with the migrant pact, the parliament is trying to get that over the line with whatever concessions they can get from the council before the elections and get as much support from their base before the election. The migrant pact doesn't go far enough but even then it seems the parliament isn't getting any movement on their things they take issue with.

There have been numerous articles about refugees, immigration in general and the accommodation crisis in the press this year. Prime Time and the Tonight Show on VM have had a good few discussions about it, as have radio shows like Late Debate. It would be quite untrue to say the topic hasn't been discussed or is a taboo subject.

Where are all the supposed accusations of "far right" and denials of same coming from if nobody is discussing immigration in the media?