Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

There has been lots of commentary about this pact. Those on the left will be voting against it while those on the far right will be voting against it for very different reasons. The issue of asylum and finding sanctuary in the EU was tainted well before this. A toxic mix of xenophobia, hatred and division is being stoked up by those on the far right who are trying to whip up division not only in Ireland but across the EU. I believe this pact erodes the fundamental pillars of the EU, which are about human rights. This degrades human rights in terms of immigrants' rights in coming to the EU.

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