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

it sure is ..

anyone who is a genuine rapidly assessed refugee is welcome to stay if we have a spare tent to put them in and a safe plot of ground with toilets

anyone who is not a genuine refugee can apply through proper channels for skilled economic migrant status and pay their own way IF we as state decide to let them in given our current dire housing crisis

Time will tell, I suppose.

Everyone knows at this point that the Irish people are seriously concerned/angry about the levels of inward migration.

It's also safe to state that the existing housing crises is being exacerbated by greater demand not being met with adequate supply.

In my own case, I will certainly base my voting preference primarily on migration.

There are two perfectly logical reasons for this.

1: I'm already disappointed in the performance - or lack thereof - of my local councillors.

Hence, I would have been looking for an alternative anyway.

I believe local elections are an excellent way of showing dissatisfaction with existing political parties. After all, if said parties weren't supported by their councillors, those councillors wouldn't run on a party platform.

Mass immigration is exacerbating the many challenges this country is already facing. We can't afford it, and many people don't want it at the current levels. Accordingly, this is an excellent time to deliver a message to the political parties. They need to listen to the people, and they need to do better for the people - the Irish people, whom they are actually elected to represent.

2. Re. EU elections.

Again, I've been checking the stats on questions asked in Europe about Ireland by our MEPs.

To say their performance was less than satisfactory is a major understatement.

Again, I'm looking for an alternative.

It seems to me that the EU, generally speaking, looks with disfavour on any Country that doesn't embrace refugees wholeheartedly.

Again, these people were not elected to represent Abdullah, Muhammed, or whoever from all corners of the world where that representation puts the people who voted for them at a disadvantage.

That message also needs to be delivered.

I hope it will be.

Independent

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/we-will-continue-to-remove-people-who-enter-ireland-illegally-how-gardai-escorted-50-immigrants-on-to-ferries-and-back-to-the-uk-in-three-days/a1060638698.html

I think I remember this case. The girl videoed part of the assault and him getting off the bus.

Quite the name he has as well.

His mug plastered all over the paper. I hope it is screenshot and sent back to India (I presume that is where he's from)

He should be mortified.

True to form perhaps the world's most lenient judiciary hands out a lenient sentence.

It's a waste of time the girl are her family even complaining.

Ironically this guy's one of the genuine engineers.

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-sexually-assaulted-girl-14-on-bus-is-given-suspended-jail-sentence/a2120227759.html

June the 7th it is essential to not vote for any established party candidates. Barry Cowen, Sean Kelly Barry Andrew’s etc let them know the same will follow in the general election if this is not dealt with as the crisis it is..

we are seeing fragmentation now the Dutch, Danes etc going it alone. Belgiums tougher stance on lone mails gaming the system.

Tourists tend to arrive with identification. Frequently, with multiple forms of identification. Passports, driving licences, insurance certificates for car rental purposes, etc.

They can be traced if they engage in undesirable/illegal activity.

Yer man who claims to be from Country A, who really left Country B, "without" a passport, because they had to "flee" up to several Countries where there were no wars - not so much.

Sure, isn't that why we can't send them back....

Do you mean the tourists who arrive here with their passports and ID cards and enough money to sustain themselves ?
Or are there tourists who waltz in with no ID and ask for free board and lodging while they wander freely and have a little holiday here ?

I see your man from the Lighthouse cafe said he is handing out tents and sleeping bags . Who is supporting him to do this knowing full well they will be scooped up and dumped in landfill three days later ?

I have no idea what you are trying to say here, I understand the legislation completely.

It's all they have left.

They've had their arses handed to them repeatedly on this and the other favourites - lies, conflation, and mental gymnastics in descriptive language are all that remains.

Bit ott there poster. I pointed out how, if someone breaks the law, there are consequences. Which is fact. People can decide to break the law all they want, but they must be prepared to face the consequences.

If someone engages in peaceful protests, as hundreds sometimes thousands do in Dublin every week, then they are not arrested or removed.

Clearly those at ballyogan committed offences and are now before the courts. They decided to break the law, now they face the consequences. Their decision.

Thats what the real world is.

He was awarded " Humanitarian of the year" recently, by the Irish Red Cross, they are probably one of his sources for tents