Poll: 72% want reduction in immigrant numbers

[FutureTaoiseach]

"71% happy with most immigrants staying in Ireland".

The poll says that too, FT.

Most. But 72% want a reduction. Govt policy and that of the main parties should thus be geared towards facilitating/encouraging and in the case of non-EU citizens - compelling - such a reduction. Illegal-immigrants must be removed from the State. In particular, the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 must be enacted in order to end the absurd and exorbitant waste of money involved in judicial-reviews of asylum-cases. The JRP is rampantly abused, with asylum-cases accounting for 60% of all judicial-reviews, according to the media.

The barristers in Leinster House should think of the cost to the taxpayer, rather than just the potential goodies to be acquired from the free legal-aid for their bank-balances.

[eyeswideopen]

Well globalization will drive down the costs for menial labor here

Why should an Irish person expect to be paid handsomely for collecting glasses in a bar when people verge on starving in China ?

cYp

Why should Irish people expect to be paid handsomely for basic administrative and professional work that is performed in India for a fraction of the cost ?

[alex77]

the current economic climate as well must play a part in peoples feelings as well i know numerous people who hve lost their jobs and some months later are still waiting for what they are entitled too and they see immigrants getting everything straight away.the housing list where i live stands at over 600 yet any houses that come up are given to immigrants ive seen in my own estate.i wudnt say that its racism more resentment

[Theowolfe]

Immigration is self regulating. When an economy is doing well immigration will rise and vice versa. People largely don't leave their homelands and friends and families for the fun of it.

[cyberianpan]

Why should Irish people expect to be paid handsomely for basic administrative and professional work that is performed in India for a fraction of the cost ?

Indeed

And if we don't cut costs more of it will go there as well

cYp

[Middleaged]

Disagree with FT on this though I do, he's no racist.

Why bring it to the fore then... I would never have classified him as a racist, but actions will always dictate my view....

I used to respect him, and now I don't..

Happy enough with that?

Where's the hidden agenda.....

Btw I never called him a racist, inference is everyones

[jmcc]

Why should an Irish person expect to be paid handsomely for collecting glasses in a bar when people verge on starving in China ?

The Chinese are in China. The Irish person expecting to be paid for that work is in Ireland and has a vote. That is the scary thing about this for the inmates of Leinster House.

Regards...jmcc

[hiding behind a poster]

Most. But 72% want a reduction. Govt policy and that of the main parties should thus be geared towards facilitating/encouraging and in the case of non-EU citizens - compelling - such a reduction. Illegal-immigrants must be removed from the State. In particular, the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 must be enacted in order to end the absurd and exorbitant waste of money involved in judicial-reviews of asylum-cases. The JRP is rampantly abused, with asylum-cases accounting for 60% of all judicial-reviews, according to the media.

The barristers in Leinster House should think of the cost to the taxpayer, rather than just the potential goodies to be acquired from the free legal-aid for their bank-balances.

Name a barrister in Leinster House who's making money from free legal aid given to asylum seekers. Just one.

[cyberianpan]

The Chinese are in China. The Irish person expecting to be paid for that work is in Ireland and has a vote. That is the scary thing about this for the inmates of Leinster House.

Regards...jmcc

Indeed - which is why I've long thought the immigrants that came here should have votes

Voting Poles - votes for immigrants ?
Are we going to regularize the immigrant situation ? I know that people from UK can vote in our general elections but why not our new immigrants ? They pay taxes etc ?

Who would they vote for ?

cYp

They're part of our society now too - they pay taxes - and I don't like the idea of the natives ganging up on them due to some "birth right"

cYp

[Edo]

So another racist on my list... I'm going to have a lot of Christmas Cards left over....

My estimation of you has lowered considerably.....

Ah cmon - if you are going to abuse the poor fecker - at least get your terminology right - I assume you mean xenophobe as opposed to racist as colour,ethnic group doesn't come into it.

All he is doing is just quoting from a poll - which is a statement of the bleeding obvious for anybody who was canvassing in rural Ireland in the locals and Lisbon this year -

Ye mightn't like it - and I dont , seeing as unless my luck changes radically on the job hunting score , I'll be an economic migrant early next year myself - but not liking it and wishing it wasn't true and putting your head in the sand will not make it go away - its up to the mainstream to address this issue in such a way before somebody who doesn't give a flying f*ck about the sensitivities involved comes along and then the proverbial brown stuff will hit the fan big time.

Not surprised by the poll - but even it underestimates the , how shall I put it, "unease" that is right across this country at the immigration from Eastern Europe and further afield when their own are struggling to find work themselves - people are very reluctant to say it because the PC brigade (mostly middle class AB labour voters etc most of whom dont come in an asses roar of the economic competition that unskilled immigration brings) would fire "racist" in their face from the off .

I've had my ding dongs down the years with FT and the chancer is many things - but he hasn't got a racist bone in his body - read all 10 billion of his posts - you wont find one with anything even approaching racism - there are enough gobsh^tes around here for your dose of that.