Who said the following: “The vast majority of asylum seekers are free-loaders, blackguards, and hoodlums. He also suggested at the time that Kenmare was in danger of becoming “another Harlem” over plans to relocated seventy asylum seekers in the town. It’s difficult to believe that a public representative in this State would say any such thing today. The party of Abraham Lincoln has nothing to say about a president presenting himself as a racist. During the elections, the words “immigration” and “freeloaders” were never far from his lips when debating with other candidates.

Source: Irish Examiner July 19, 2019 23:03 UTC