Migration must be managed in the interest of the people. We must ensure our migration system is both fair and firm: fair to those who genuinely seek protection, who contribute to our economy and wish to integrate into our communities, and firm to those who abuse the system, who arrive without documentation from safe countries or who pose a threat to public safety. It is about informing people correctly and on time about what is happening in the towns, villages and cities of Ireland when it comes to migration and international protection.
There is an international right to claim asylum, but we need a fast and efficient system for people when they come into the country. The vast majority of Irish people, as mentioned by many speakers, are positive towards migration because they know what the value of migration is to Ireland.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly; Níl, Senators Patricia Stephenson and Nessa Cosgrove.
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