I wonder how many of the “concerned” citizens on here would have sympathy for the likes of the men below. The forgotten generation of Irish immigrants living in despair in London. Single men trying to eke out a living in a country they don’t see as home.
Hard not to feel awful about their plight if you’ve any sort of humanity. And equally hard not to feel ashamed of those who don’t extend the same sympathy to men who have arrived here - equally desperate and yet they have their most basic needs protested against. It’s racism. Nothing less.
Irish people went abroad, worked hard, provided for themselves, paid taxes and were never a drain on the host country = we should take in an unlimited amount of asylum seekers even when there’s no accommodation for them or thousands of native Irish citizens.
Irish people were never a drain on the host country? That’s a leap.
There’s research that suggests that refugees or immigrants in general are more economically productive than native people. Economies always grow after immigration.
There’s only a few horrible cunts against people coming here full stop. 25% of the current population were nit born here… That’s a fair whack but we also need it.
But there’s also a much needed discussion on asylum and immigration needed… But if you raise the topic a few lads break down crying about a few homeless Irish in London and brand you a racist
