Simon Harris has ‘very open mind’ to Rwanda-style deportation of asylum seekers to third countries
The policy has been put forward by the European People’s Party (EPP), of which Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party is a member.
The proposal is similar to the UK’s Rwanda scheme, which involves removing some asylum seekers from Britain.
However, integration minister Roderic O’Gorman said Government’s focus should be on domestic immigration measures.
Asked if Fine Gael supports the proposal put forward by the EPP, Mr Harris said: “I think we should have a very open mind in relation to this because if we’ve learned anything about the migration challenges, that it is a global challenge.
“Indeed so much of the migration that we see here in Ireland – immigration is a good thing by the way, our country has benefited from it – but we do have to have rules and a rules-based system.
“So much of the migration and immigration that comes to Ireland is through secondary movements. So the idea that we wouldn’t have a composite look at migration, migration policy and law from a…
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