Well, neither you nor anyone else can guarantee me or anyone else anything, which is precisely my point. Without the relevant figures, we are all in the realm of speculation.
I gave 18 months on the passport desks in DUB between 2015 and 2016. I didnt encounter a single person minus a passport.
I’m back there now and see over 100 in a week
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Must be some pain in the arse being stuck in a queue behind a lad with no passport
Some of them magically know to go and sit themselves down in the holding area
My mate was in the cork office just prior and between covids
Ran off their feet
Him and other newbies on dopey contract’s
This guyeca qualified 2 nd level teacher
But waiting for yonks to get another shout_ nada
Now just after being made full time withbthe HSE in the CUH( mental health)
So the foolas in the passport office missed out on a conscientious worker
He told me the full timers did F all in there
I am afraid my point still remains.
@Batigol’s first-hand, but anecdotal, evidence certainly indicates that figure is heading towards doubling. They’re not insurmountable figures but it’s not a great trend either
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IPO figures indicate a 500% increase on last years figures. Over 11k applications for asylum to date this year.
That figure is misleading because you then factor in family reunification which can be multiples of fhat
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You just introduced the word I was going to use. With the best will in the world, you cannot have a significant political debate based on anecdote.
Immigration is an important debate. And not everyone concerned about immigration, as @ironmoth noted, counts as racist.
But we do need to be careful about certain individuals’ desire to manipulate popular opinion. The corollary truth is that quite a few of the people most vocal about immigration are deeply and unabashedly racist. There was an informative article in yesterday’s Sunday Times about the recent carry on in East Wall, profiling some of the agitators on the right who have got involved. I am sorry to say one of the main gobshites is the son of a former Kilkenny hurling great.
Could anyone argue for The Sunday Times as a notably ‘woke’ publication?
There’s a name I’ve not heard of in years. Unfortunately, he’s always been a bit of a clown and hothead.
An utter plank.
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It’s interesting that all these refugees are likely to be more economically productive than the lads organising the racist fascist protests against them.
What a clamping…
You’re wrong, they’re all Doctors, Engineers and Programmers. The racists are blocking their contributions.
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Maybe they are very productive and work very hard making an important contribution to society. But in poorly paid jobs.
It’s very telling that the far right racists on TFK tend to be unable to read or interpret basic information.
Fucksake
The UN can’t agree on the day of the week, but they are sending secret armies into Ireland.
Christ above, some people will believe any auld lie they are told rather than the truth
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The biys in 1916 didn’t die for this.
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