Keep refugees isolated and dependent on the state so that the poor blame the poorest, while we are all being screwed by our rich masters. This is a classic example of divide and conquer. Successive governments have had plenty of practice of this tactic with the racist scape-goating of Travellers. The simple answer is that the bosses want to profit from a global economy. They prefer a weak workforce, divided nationally.
Racism is good for business.
It's vitally important that we let the Irish Government and the State know that we will not allow them to get away with the deportation of people. At Christmas 1999 I stood outside Mountjoy with others, protesting against the imminent deportation of Ekundayo Ominiyi. That time we were succesful because plenty of people turned out to protest. Together we must stand up for the rights of people to stay, live and work here. This page is from the print version of the Irish Anarchist paper ' Workers Solidarity '.