‘It’s not full democracy if immigrants aren’t allowed to vote’I work and pay my taxes in Ireland. As a migrant, however, I cannot vote on people making decisions that affect my daily lifeUnable to vote in the general election: Teresa BuczkowskaTeresa Buczkowska Today at 03:30My grandmother was born five years before women in Poland were granted the right to vote. Most of her life was spent under an authoritarian regime where elections were neither free nor democratic. By the time I reached adulthood, Poland had transitioned to democracy, and I had full voting rights. But when, at the age of 22, I became a migrant worker in Ireland, my democratic rights went backwards.

Source: Irish Independent November 22, 2024 14:35 UTC