Our ailing economy can’t afford migrants

We are spending €41 million every year on foreign aid and millions more through NGOs. Then several more millions are spent on direct provision. This despite the fact that we are a poor people owing billions and billions of euro.

Yet a number of people with good incomes, including a number of politicians have suggested that we also take in a few thousand migrants from Syria. Are they for real?

Do they not realise how desperate thousands of Irish peoples lives are. Unemployment is at 9.6%. Thousands are in involuntary exile. Thousands of those working still struggle to make ends meet.