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Kill The Immigration Bill Public Meeting

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Monday October 09, 2006 17:02

by Residents Against Racism - RAR

c/o 12a Brunswick Place Dublin 2

24hr helpline 0876662060/0877974622

On 17th of October Residents Against Racism are holding a public meeting to discuss and plan a way to campaign against the forthcoming racist immigration bill.

Immigration bill is another ploy by the government to whip up prejudice and discrimination against immigrants and asylum seekers.

If introduced non E.U. will be forced to carry bio metric id cards, the asylum system will become more draconian with the abolition of the tribunal stage which means there will be no appeal stage and asylum seekers will be denied the right to marry and a simple driving offense will be instant deportation.

Speakers on the night will include:

Chair Des Bernas
Barrister Cillian Mc Morrow
Migrant Worker Paddy Mophoso
Asylum Seeker Philip living in Cork
And speaker from Residents Against Racism

Also contributing from the floor will be solicitors and Barristers who are opposed to the immigration bill.

This immigration bill is against basic human rights and we ask all groups interested to attend the meeting.

17th Of October Tuesday ATGWU Hall on middle Abbey Street starting from 7pm.

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Information

by Emma-RAR

Mon Oct 09, 2006 17:04

More information on the proposed bill will be posted in the next day or two.

Immigration/Residence and Protection Bill

by Michael

Mon Oct 09, 2006 17:10

Published August 6th 2006.

http://www.justice.ie

(for info and download, 'Whats new Section')

Broad support

by John Hunter

Mon Oct 09, 2006 17:57

johnhunter at iol dot ie

I have to say that I broadly welcome the forthcoming immigration bill that the government is bringing in. We need it to protect immigrants as well as Irish people from rogue Irish employers who only see immigrants as a cheap work alternative to Irish workers. I also believe that ngo's out there who have also welcomed this bill deserve to be credited in some way for their work too.

Maybe you should read the bill..

by Chris Murray

Mon Oct 09, 2006 18:15

The deportation of immigrants for minor traffic offences.
The issuing of bio-metric ID's to immigrants.
The right of Gardai to demand the bio-metric ID.
(aparthied S.A comes to mind)

The detail of the bill is at http://www.justice.ie

Broadly welcoming a bill which infringes basic civil rights by a Tanaiste (for the moment)
noted for flawed and discriminatory legislation which is open to constituional challenge,
and whom is involved in criminalising news gathering, and subjecting you as a citizen to
the longest Traffic Data retention period inside Europe and globally, would seem to be either
a lack of knowlege about the broad aspects of the Bill, or an unwillingness to face
up to the Continous erosion of citizen rights by the dept of Justice.

The blurbs and pretty folders that Michael uses to transmit the white-wash to a public
comprised of people too busy to care or too complacent to question is allowing for
infringement of basic rights.
Meanwhile he is seeking to limit two countries immigrants for work purposes
at the moment.

unfair

by citizen Y

Tue Oct 10, 2006 02:02

That is terrible, imagine denying asylum seekers the right to marry - simply unbelievable. You would think, in a Catholic country such as this, that they would even be allowed this basic right.

Although you would think that it doesn't really matter about the abolition of the tribunal stage, its all so blatantly unfair anyway that asylum seekers are not given a decent crack at the whip and it seems alot of them dont get to stay here anyway.

reply to Hunter

by Denise

Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:55

You're obviously confusing the Immigration, Residence & Protection Bill with the Employment Permits Bill (which contains its own problems). If you read the heads of the new Immigration Bill, you will see pretty clearly that it does not offer protection but instead attempts to curb civil and constitutional rights.

Journalism

by Con Carroll

Thu Oct 19, 2006 17:49

I an not one to be reading the Sunday Independent
on the back page I came across article by Gene Kerrigan on 8/10/
about how this government has treated people who are asylum seekers
it is what I call good journalism
nice one Gene,
about Betie crocidle like Diana tears on RTE

also Gene Article 15/10/ about Mc Dowell support for Bertice

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