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

same rubbish over and over.

do you suggest zero immigration into Ireland?

Yes if they apply and come through the proper channels then yes of course.

If they are involved in a criminal act then they should be deported.

Unfortuately we cant deport irish born criminals.

I mean does it need to be stickied on the top of every page that basically everyone bar a few hundred far right idiots is happy with people who come here legally, contribute and don't commit criminal acts.

We can't house all our own yet we must magic up rooves for new arrivals.

Ehh did you notice I put immigrants in quotes.

I know damn well that real immigrants to this country are not criminals and contribute to this country rather than ask the country to feed them, medicate them, educate them and provide a roof over their head.

Think of them much like Irish emigrants who went elsewhere and worked hard for anything they got.

I have said many times here I don't see asylum seekers, international protection seekers and refugees as real immigrants like those that have a right to move here either through EU citizenship or VISAs.

And the ones that are real doctors, nurses, engineers, etc don't have to chance their arms with spoof stories claiming asylum, or lose their identification, in order to get into Ireland.

I continously refuse to lump the chancers, the asylum seekers, etc in with legitimate immigrants and if you look at my posts you will always see that distinction.

Probably written by the editor! They backed the wrong horse with endless pro refugee stuff, hopefully their sales nosedive.

I understand Cluedo, but no, I certainly would not say or suggest that.

However, given the fact that a lot of new arrivals get into Ireland without proper documentation and/or background checks, the chances that there will be “bad eggs” amongst them are certainly there.

At least the majority of Irish criminals are known to the guards already, after their first offences.

But we don’t know about previous offences from ppl outside of Europe without proper documentation- how could we?

As to the known criminal offenders who were born outside of Ireland: I would agree to deport them back to their homeland, after serving whatever sentence they get.

I also would like the Irish government to deport failed asylum seekers.

But, in order to not be misunderstood again, I have to add that I for example also dislike when some Irish ppl overstay on a visa after it expires. They should be made to leave the country they overstay in, immediately too.

Rules are rules after all.

Yeah, bit of a brass neck moaning about refugees here while we campaign to have our own illegal immigrants in the US referred to as "undocumented " and want them to be allowed to stay with full recognition.

Well maybe 'we' should stop campaigning to have 'our' illegal immigrants in the US get special advantages then? I'm not campaigning for it and L Varadkar and M Martin have my permission to stop campaigning as well.

Hilarious- we're spreading them around the country.

Villages with a population of 300 getting 100 refugees dumped in the middle of the night. Best of luck to the locals.

Nutshell!

Hell, even Leo was asked about asylum seekers recently n started talking about immigrants over here working in multinationals!

If immigrants are not integrated and don't achieve the means to have a decent standard of living, they will always turn to crime. That's the key. We saw a lot of Polish people come to Ireland in the boom years. They integrated well and worked hard and became valued members of society. It's the economy stupid.

And I watched Top Boy twice innit fam!

Polish, Chinese, Filipino generally worked hard here, made a few quid n best of luck to them.

Roma and Africans have dreadful employment stats , had the very same opportunities as the above but only here for the free lunch.

Suvigirl, I think I more than suggested in my previous posts that I am not against immigration per se at all - only against the influx of undocumented, unchecked, mainly unskilled and of course criminal people.

Like a lot of countries outside of the EU, the EU also needs to have a list of requirements that need to be met by anyone from outside of the EU in order to enter the labour market here.

In all honesty, the EU doesn’t need more new welfare recipients, but ppl who contribute to western society and can adjust fully to the western way of living.

And most of all- those who pay income tax etc!

And each European country should be able to decide for themselves and according to their resources how many and who to welcome.

No country should be dictated by other countries or Brussels how many new people and who they’’ll have to “welcome”.

If the EU leaders can’t see this now, then my fear is, that there will be a pushback from the EU populace in a most unfortunate way.

With the recent surge in right of centre parties ( Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy) it is clear that resistance to open borders and uncontrolled immigration is growing.

However, Brussels will not just roll over and accept that public opinion is changing. They can, and will make things difficult for Wilders, Meloni &co.

The pressure will continue to build, but its got a long way to go yet. And Brussels hold the strongest cards.