Mick Clifford: We must rethink how we treat migrants

ON April 13, 189 migrants from Bulgaria were flown into this country to work for Keelings, the Dublin-based fruit farmers. Following publication on social media of a photograph of the group walking through Dublin Airport, a storm was kicked up. Questions were asked about social-distancing rules, quarantining, and the arrival of foreign workers during a pandemic.
Mick Clifford: We must rethink how we treat migrants

Keelings attracted criticism after seasonal workers flew in from Bulgaria.
Keelings attracted criticism after seasonal workers flew in from Bulgaria.

ON April 13, 189 migrants from Bulgaria were flown into this country to work for Keelings, the Dublin-based fruit farmers. Following publication on social media of a photograph of the group walking through Dublin Airport, a storm was kicked up. Questions were asked about social-distancing rules, quarantining, and the arrival of foreign workers during a pandemic.

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