Seanad debates
Wednesday, 18 December 2002
Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage.
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
I have never heard of the traffickers who facilitate illegal immigration doing much for refugees. They have done it for economic migrants because they pay them. Refugees do not usually have any money to pay people. If refugees are concealed, it is probably because some humanitarian is trying to be helpful. We should be more careful when we talk about illegal immigrants and economic migrants. Words such as "refugees" have a particular meaning, as the Minister knows better than I.
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