Seven out of 10 favour immigration restrictions
Poll reveals public concern over welfare strain from 'new' EU citizens
By JEROME REILLY
Sunday June 28 2009
Poll reveals public concern over welfare strain from 'new' EU citizens
By JEROME REILLY
Sunday June 28 2009
A LARGE majority believe immigration from new EU member states into Ireland should be restricted because the perilous economic situation means we no longer have enough jobs, a Sunday Independent poll has revealed.
Nearly seven out of ten Irish people now want the inflow of foreign nationals to be curtailed fearing that further new arrivals will strain the social welfare system.
The poll was conducted after it was revealed in the Sunday Independent last week that the number of foreign nationals on the Live Register is now about 80,000 -- or around 20 per cent of the total.
Nearly seven out of ten Irish people now want the inflow of foreign nationals to be curtailed fearing that further new arrivals will strain the social welfare system.
The poll was conducted after it was revealed in the Sunday Independent last week that the number of foreign nationals on the Live Register is now about 80,000 -- or around 20 per cent of the total.
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1 comment:
What hypocrisy! The Irish want immigration controls in their own country but not over here. The Irish today are not like our ancestors who came here, adopted, built and fought for this country.
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