Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Undocumented Migrants: Immigration Control Platform

2:30 pm

Photo of Seán KennySeán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Most of the questions I intended to ask have already been raised, but I do have one remaining. It is a fact that people who are perceived as being illegal immigrants in this country are frequently subjected to abuse and sometimes to physical attacks. What is the witnesses' view on whether using language such as "armadas of immigrants," talking about people coming here and "giving two fingers" to the State, and referring to people from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, could lead to situations in which people are either verbally abused or physically attacked?

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