We need to look at the facts; cold hard facts forget any discussion or arguments of race or ethnicity.

No matter how you dress it up we do not have the facilities or services required to actually provide for UK Nationals and certainly no additional reserves to provide for the masses of people arriving here expecting their every need to be met. Most of these new arrivals  are not genuine refugees.

The grant rate for asylum seekers in the UK is 61% compare this to France, where it is 23% The UK Government is rushing to approve new arrivals and making grave errors of judgement, allowing criminals to roam freely around our country.

However, these economic migrants have itchy feet and have turned their attention to The Republic of Ireland an even better option for them, generous welfare payments, housing, medical care, better job opportunities and NO DEPORTATION! Not bad news for the UK but The Republic of Ireland is not happy. Eight out of ten turning up with outstretched hands are from the UK.

The Republic of Ireland has a virtually invisible and open border, no customs or security, no passport control, no vehicle checks, nada. The only way you can tell the border at all is by paying attention to the road markings and signage especially speed limits, if it’s MPH you are in Northern Ireland if it’s KM/H you are in the Republic. Dashed yellow lines of the Republic switch to the solid white line of Northern Ireland and these crossing points can cross the border more than once within a few miles/kilometres. Many houses exist that are partly in one country and partly in the other.

In December 2023 the population of the Republic of Ireland was approximately 5.1 million, compared with 3.9 million in 2002. Currently the population of the Republic of Ireland includes 22% non-nationals they are mostly unvetted males. An increase in criminality is guaranteed, criminality not only from the new arrivals. Arson attacks arising out of disputes over the housing of asylum seekers or Ukrainian refugees has focused national attention on rising levels of hostility towards migrants. 

The Republic want to return migrants coming from Northern Ireland to the UK, but we cannot return our aliens to France, same difference!

The Republic of Ireland wanted to remain part of the EU, we reap what we sow!

Patricia Mountain

UK Independence Party spokesman for Housing and Immigration