Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it “should not be a controversial thing” to speak out against illegal immigration, stressing that the Government stands firmly against it. Speaking at an Immigrant Council of Ireland conference, Mr Varadkar urged people “to call out the scaremongering” surrounding the accommodation of asylum seekers, while also defending the Government’s policy on direct provision. “We stand firmly against illegal migration. It shouldn’t be a controversial thing to say, although it apparently is sometimes, that you support and welcome legal immigration and you don’t support illegal immigration,” Mr Varadkar said. Migration makes our economy stronger, our public services sustainable and our culture and society richer,” said Mr Varadkar.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2019 11:56 UTC