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jane
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TenRabbits said:Is there anyone else who thinks this is a bit short-sighted? I can just hear poor Connor from D4 now, when there's no-one to make his latte and parma ham bagel, and no-one to look after him when he gets the shit kicked out of him by knackers in the city centre, cos the guards are too stretched trying to man the borders against all the people who are the infrastructure of the country.
A lot of people recognise the short-sightedness of this sort of thing, hence the existence of groups like Residents Against Racism, who aren't just about combating racism in its overt sense, but about all kinds of issues. The problem is that passing anti-immigrant policies guarantees the anti-immigration vote. PAssing pro-immigration, pro-multiculturalism policies is much more of a risk because the people you're making the happiest in the short term do not have a right to vote to begin with.
I would in no way suggest that everyone in Ireland is trying to keep the immigrants out -- on the contrary, I think most people, when being sensible and practical do see that letting people live here as if it can be a home (rather than just work here) is the best long-term solution. But it's not reaching the decisionmakers at the top in the most appropriate way.