Calls for the regularisation of undocumented migrants

A conference later today will call for the regularisation of thousands of undocumented people living in Ireland and will hear the majority are working and have been living here for more than five years.

The Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) which is hosting the conference has proposed, what it says, is a “straightforward and pragmatic regularisation scheme” as a solution to the problem. It said that would provide a pathway to papers for people without a formal immigration status who fulfil certain defined criteria.

MRCI estimates there are between 20-26,000 undocumented people living in Ireland, of which between 2,000 and 6,000 are children.