Brexit result puts pressure on government over immigrants

Publication of new integration strategy has been delayed

Brian Killoran chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland

The government is coming under pressure to finally produce its plan to integrate immigrants, in the wake of the Brexit referendum.

The Leave campaign in Britain complained about the pressures that migrants were putting on housing and the health services, and promised to “take back control” of the country’s borders.

But although a new integration strategy here was commissioned two years ago to ensure the “new Irish” were not excluded from society, its ...