Seanad debates
Tuesday, 1 April 2003
Employment Permits Bill 2003: Committee Stage.
Before imposing such heavy-handed penalties, we need to do far more in terms of having an overall framework for immigration. I previously suggested the introduction of a green card system, along the lines proposed by the Labour Party. If there was a proper system, there would be fewer cases of people trying to abuse it. One could be heavy-handed then. At present, however, many could get into this situation without necessarily setting out to abuse the system and without being exploitative. The provision is heavy-handed.
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