Politicians must avoid 'de-humanising the migrant', says Micheál Martin

Tánaiste was briefed by officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration Mexico

Speaking at a visit to a migration centre in Mexico City, Micheál Martin said that people should not be playing politics on the matter of immigration.

Politicians around the world and across the political spectrum must avoid “de-humanising the migrant”, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said.

Speaking at a visit to a migration centre in Mexico City, Mr Martin said that people should not be playing politics on the matter of immigration.