ALMOST TWO-THIRDS of adults in the State believe immigration policy should be made more restrictive given the worsening economic outlook, according to an opinion poll to be published today.
The poll was conducted last week among a sample of 1,000 adults in the Republic. Some of the respondents were themselves foreign nationals, but they represented too small a subsample to be separated for analysis.
Gerard O'Neill, chairman of Amárach Research, said respondents had distinguished between their views of recent immigration - which were very positive - and their concerns about future levels.
"People are now saying we couldn't continue as we have been given the new economic realities that we're facing. It's saying there isn't a problem now, but there's a concern that were things to continue at a pace similar to the past 10 years, then it may well give rise to a problem," he added.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/0910/1220919678623.html
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I am an American (of Irish decent) who's family has been in the United States since the 1840s.
I offer Ireland this warning - get this under control, or lose your country
I don't think there's any chance of getting it under control, the EU have made sure of that.
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