Group seeks family-friendly immigration policies

A network of organisations working on behalf of immigrants is calling on the Government to make its immigration policies more family-friendly.

In a report out today, the CADIC Coalition says current policy is responsible for separating migrant families.

The group says the most common situation is that one parent of a child born in Ireland is granted a residence permit, but the other parent is forced to live in their home country.

It says this makes it even more difficult for the lone parent to hold down a job in Ireland.