Throwing around lies on immigration is a dangerous game
We already have ‘controlled immigration’. But anti-migrant fervour, stoked by politicians and media on the right, is making Ireland a colder place for people who have come to call this country home
In 1978, when my mother first arrived in Ireland, she came with just a passport and a suitcase in hand. Hong Kong was in a recession. She had been working three jobs. She was a cleaner in the morning, a waitress in the afternoon and a trader in the markets at night. She scrimped and saved to buy a plane ticket to Ireland in search of a better life.
She was what we ...
