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15th
July 2004 PRESS
RELEASE Green
Party Repeats Its Call On McDowell To Produce Immigration Paper In Light of Klu
Klux Klan Comments The
Green Party has repeated its call to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law
Reform to publish a Green Paper on Migration in the light of comments made in
the latest edition of The Dubliner magazine. Ciarán
Cuffe TD, The Green Party's Justice Spokesperson stated: "The absence of an
immigration policy allows extremists to portray the Citizenship Referendum as
racist. Minister McDowell should bring forward a Green Paper on Migration as a
matter of urgency so that the implications of the Citizenship Referendum can be
examined. "Clarity
is required for many people who are currently living in limbo. We must put a
humane and compassionate immigration and residency policy in place. Such a
policy should reflect international human rights norms. "The
first step is to debate the issues within a Green Paper. Uncertainty fuels the
fires of bigotry, and allows racists to air their bigoted comments. ENDS |