Here as a right

I want to make a few points about the letter entitled “Asylum: where will it all end?”

I feel Mr Neville’s letter was irresponsible and helped widen the cultural divide that is already all too evident in Irish society.

I agree that our Government’s refugee policies are flawed (like so many other Government policies), but this doesn’t alter the fact that this is a humanitarian issue. Asylum seekers deserve to live with the same respect and dignity as you and I. Ireland is a signatory to the UN convention on the status of refugees, which states that everyone has the fundamental right to freedom and to seek asylum from persecution.