Seanad debates
Thursday, 19 December 2002
Immigration Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
Joanna Tuffy (Labour)
Regarding Senator Mansergh's point, why should we compare ourselves with other EU countries? Ireland has benefited from the welcome given to Irish people who emigrated over the years. They might have emigrated for reasons other than asylum but Ireland has always benefited from its people being able to go to other countries. Are we going to close our doors to people coming to this country?
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