If nearly 90 per cent of asylum seekers in Ireland travel through the UK to make claims in Ireland, we need to ask some fundamental questions. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
Distinctions between lawful migration, temporary immigration and residence, and asylum seeking are real and important. EU citizens have a right under EU law to migrate to other member states to engage in employment and economic activity, but not simply for long-term residence by choice.
Nationals of both Ireland and the UK have freedom of migration and residence. Ireland also accords limited migration rights for nationals of other non-EU states for a variety of essential reasons, including employment and education, subject to the requirements of our own residence laws.
The open border within the Ir
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