Immigrants welcome but must accept our rules

THERE are few points in human interaction where belief systems confront each other as regularly or as sharply as in the issues surrounding immigration or the granting of citizenship to foreign nationals.

In the great majority of instances this is a mutually enriching process where the new citizen brings energy and commitment to their new country and they get to share in the opportunity that new home might offer.

It is usually a positive process as the millions of people all around the world happy to celebrate their Irish roots will attest.