Immigration to Ireland - policies, challenges, and solutions *Read OP before posting*

But the yet whole media, political and NGO class here is nearly labelling anyone who has concerns about one single issue of society - i.e immigration - as far right?! Without even knowing their stance on the above mentioned housing crisis, climate change, law and order, Irish neutrality… You indeed may have called people far right yourself for expressing those concerns.

What race are the Illegal Immigrants? You are the one bringing race into it - you know racism is discriminating against someone based on their race? Not sure what game you are trying to play.

"An example of racism is claiming that 'limited resources' are used up by (Illegal)immigrants, instead of acknowledging that political decisions, not limited resources, are the root cause of the housing crisis."

The first part of that is absolutely true. While being the minority of the problem its still true. Its basic economics. More demand is more pressure on supply. Political decisions AND limited resources are the root cause of the housing crisis.

"And, to add perspective: extrapolating what you say, limitation of (Illegal)immigration of Irish people in Boston benefits everyone there."

Yes it does, frees up housing for locals and immigrants who follow legitimate process.

I put the Illegal part into your two quotes there, you keep forgetting to put that in.

Don’t want to go off topic but since some posters appear to think Afghanistan is a liberal oasis waiting to happen ....

People should have a look at the Vice TV documentaries to see how scarily backward and dysfunctional Afghanistan and many of its citizenry are.

(Caused by its tribal society and not helped by nigh on a century of warfare)

There is a good New Yorker short documentary on the Afghan “legal system” (basically an aul lad quoting the Quran in a derelict barn setting) which is a real eye opener too.

These documentaries are available on YouTube.

Of course. If we need the labor we have to get the right people in. The emphasis has to be on the right people. And we need to build homes to house those people.

I knew an immigrant who was a consultant pediatrician working in Ireland. He was weighing up a move to another part of the country and was contemplating getting a caravan because he couldn't find a house. If we want to keep people like that in this country, and we do, we have to be smarter about how we allocate our resources.

Are the government still using the Electric Picnic site to house people coming into the country?

i can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.

Please don't, I value my braincells.

Actually it's the other way around, it has become multicultural because it's one of the best places in the country. What made it one of the best places in the country is the western culture and work ethic.

Your example is completely incomprehensible. You may as well be using the Galway Races as an example of "race"

One can view these things in any manner they like but I do not think a gang of arsonists and thugs in modern Ireland deserve anyone's support whatever way they feel about modern FF, FG and SF ... there are many things I disagree with the govt on too but am in no way interested in supporting cranks and opportunists ...

4 main problems I have/had with the current government are ...

One ... long lockdowns and the willingness to resort to them more often than not during the early years of Covid ... for a long time the govt didn't want to hear anything question this policy ...

Two .. housing, mortgage culture and rent ... people cannot buy or rent at an affordable price ... even the most basic accommodation to buy or rent is way too expensive ... no supply is being brought quickly ... this fuels the anti immigrant policy ... and seeing dilapidated buildings left go into ruin is sickening to see ... burning a hotel down does not solve anything only means one less place is now available ... the govt have left housing to the banks and their mortgages ... no affordable housing provided and a roof over one's head should be seen as a basic need ...

Three ... too much rules and regulations on everything .... this often turns people off doing things and means some services like taxis, et al are not available in some areas ...

Four ... crime ... it is an absolute joke that burglars get 1.5 years of prison time ... usually a sentence of 7 years with 3 suspended ending up doing 1.5 years of that ... that emboldens criminals ... it is a myth too that most criminals are foreign ... the guys operating around my area are very settled Irish and the thugs I saw openly talking drug dealing lingo and threatening each other on a recent trip to Dublin were also very settled Irish ... these very people are also the ones most likely to engage in far right violence and racism blaming foreigners for what they do .... it is time to get this SETTLED IRISH filth off our streets and into jail cells where they belong for 10-20 years ...

There are also a lot of things the govt does right .. but these issues they do not so good need to be improved ...

Ehh how come you can make a comment about a case that is being investigated by state authorities, the AGS, and jump to these conclusions.

Yet if some of us even dare speak of certain actions that happened in Dublin a number of weeks back, simply because they are being investigated, we get slap on wrist.

Would it perchance have anything to do with fact you are blaming certain types of people for this act?

Because someone doesn't agree with their small village becoming a dumping ground for single young men from God knows where, they are immediately racists.

No the real world damage is caused by idiots that think they can shove who the fook they want anywhere they want and that the locals should just take it.

Funnily enough a lot of the ones subscribing to this principle never have these single young men living anywhere near themselves.

Problem is we don't get the women.

We get the young men who have been brought up to believe women are second class citizens.

And idiots throw out the welcome matt for them which is worse.

I was saying it in jest to ya 😊 Far right gets bandied about so often now that it’s lost all meaning.