McDowell hits the nail in the head

Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell spoke on Wednesday about a huge number of bogus asylum applications falling on the desks of Irish immigration service officers. This story was eclipsed by the ‘kebab affair’ and the airport terminal announcements, which is a pity because Michael has a point here.

‘Michael McDowell said the patience of the Irish people would be very tested if they knew the 'cock and bull' stories being given by people looking for asylum’. McDowell also said 'there's a lot of political correctness that goes on here and it is manifestly bogus, far-fetched nonsense and it's about time we said it'.

And to prove Michael’s point this morning Eamon Dunphy branded his comments as ‘racist’ and then went on to say there were many African and Eastern European asylum seekers. What a logical salto mortale??!! Have Eastern Europeans suddenly become a different race? If not, how can McDowell’s comments be racist?

The fact is that McDowell’s comments are aimed at the bogus asylum seekers, wherever they come from. The debate on the issue must not be stopped by filibustering about the language employed as was the case with Myers’s comments about single mothers.

The fact is that bogus asylum seekers exploit the good, the naïve, the emotional and the stupid in this country. They exploit the system and they waste taxpayers’ money. But the worst of all, failure to stop these ordinary conmen at our borders will create huge problems in our society in the future like it did here, here and here.