Has boards became a totally one sided site.

There's plenty of anger amplifying social media algorithms, if that's your jam.

Boards has always been balanced but tolerant. It's never allowed intolerance nor should it ever. If it goes that way then the vast majority will leave and it'll be just a few angry little people in their hate filled echo chamber.

As for shutting down comments on immigration?

I feel quite comfortable, on this site, saying the following without censure.

"While this country desperately needs immigration to fill gaping holes in our society our government's laissez-faire attidute to it has allowed a far right to fester in the cracks.

We need immigration reform where people are not 10 years in the asylum process. It needs to be massively overhauled and decisions made far quicker. Deport the frauds and help the needy

We need a properly funded division for point of entry checks and not this half hearted diversion of Gardaí to check planes.

And still, while saying that, we are in desperate need of immigration. Our healthcare, trades, buulding sector, retail and hospitality, and IT sectors would collapse if we don't encourage immigration.

Immigrants are needed at every tier of our society."

The simple fact is that NONE of this would be an issue if FG and FG had, 14/15 years ago commenced a massive social housing build and capital infrastructure build (even given the laughing stock the children's hospital has become) along with the long called for immigration reform.

It lands solely at their doors for their ineptitude when looking past the next election cycle.

Newstalk at the moment discussing anti-immigration candidates and how they are polling, it’s a cheap description of anyone who thinks we only take in numbers we can cope with

@Norrie Rugger Head

The simple fact is that NONE of this would be an issue if FG and FG had, 14/15 years ago commenced a massive social housing build and capital infrastructure build (even given the laughing stock the children's hospital has become) along with the long called for immigration reform.

That it hasn't happened, despite it being a clear and present issue for a long time would suggest that there are strong interests against it.

In fairness, I don't think anyone jumps for joy at hearing that the farmland abutting their property, that had provided tranquil views for as far back as they can remember, is about to be zoned for social housing. Not that their wishes should trump the need for social housing, but if you have enough people in a town who feel the same, you'll find they have some pull.

So, absolutely while more social housing does need to be built, it can't be done in a way that turns the county of Dublin and the greater Dublin area into one giant housing estate. Those redbrick cottages in the city centre need to be bulldozed for a start and have proper high rise accommodation placed in their stead.

Why do we need multiple threads for the single topic of immigration? I'm betting the reason new threads are shut down is there is no need for them as there is already a thread on the topic. The same happens when duplicate threads on other topics are opened.

Maybe, Better advice would be, stay on topic, don't make personal remarks about other posters and maybe, don't draw attention to those posts yourself by reporting them/ the response.

look who it is. as night follows days. Yes I got a warning for back moderation over replying to your post. But I’m sure you know this. I’m just not adept as you in this ‘process’. i’m also not a re reg either.

On boards saying you don’t believe in open borders means you believe in open borders

So IPA's having voting rights is a good thing?

What's next? Polling cards for tourists? Shouldn't be a problem as we have nowhere for tourists to stay now anyway.

For anyone who doesn't frequent the immigration threads regularly — see above for what you get subjected to in terms of having words shoved into your mouth. I say: this is what is being discussed in the thread. They say: OH SO YOU SUPPORT ALL THAT AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF I'M SIMPLY GOING TO ASSUME YOU SUPPORT.

But yes, it's the poor sceptics of migration who are being persecuted.

So people who have an issue with immigration are hateful and uneducated.

Some definitely are and at the same time they are the ones who creates most of the noise and getting banned, for not following rules on boards, simple. IMO

I’d say for one that if you discuss illegal immigration in the refugee post then an off topic warning is given.

Why not a mega thread - “Immigration, Refugees, IPAs, etc” - that way there is one thread for all related issues ?

It does need fair and balanced moderation though.