The post that was quoted here has been removedAre they breaking any laws (trespass etc)? If so then treat them as you would treat any other foreign law breaker. If not, then leave them alone!
Are they entitled to any benefits from their own country if they are not resident there? What about when they are on holiday? Are the Irish entitled to welfare benefits when they are out of the country?
The post that was quoted here has been removedBoy thats some crappy alternatives your offering there. In my opinion if your country is really worried about thier well being and that concerned for them then give them asylum and work visas and help get them on thier feet. Thats a pretty simple solution, don't you think?
The post that was quoted here has been removedSitting on a roundabout is a stunt to get attention.
I'm sure there are regulations governing public land and public thoroughfares. Apply them.
They can either apply for work/residence permits or leave the country when they get hungry enough.
Their children, of course, should be removed from their custody if there is any sign of maltreatment. The children can be returned when the parents offer proof that they have re-established themselves somewhere.
To be honest, I think problems like this will continue to occur as long as the Irish government refuses to build more traveler halting sites. The government is capable of ignoring widespread public outcry against building a motorway through tara (when several alternative routes existed which met much less resistance) but they listen to a handful of locals who object to a halting site based on reduced property prices?
Which is more important, the property prices of a few residents or our national heritage?
When halting sites are provided, the health and safety of families like this are protected, they are a reduced burden on the state, and reduce the risk of people like you and me running a kid over on our way to work.
The work permits situation in Ireland sucks too, I know lots of immigrants who are given a work permit, but it limits the type of jobs they can get, so highly qualified eastern european computer scientists end up sorting potatoes instead of being incorporated properly into the system. (this is less of a problem since the ascension, but there are still many people who are left performing menial tasks well below their skill levels.
Short answer is, give a plot of land in a safer area, and give them the ability to contribute to the revenue rather than legally prevent them from having any other choice than what they're doing now.
If they fail to get jobs or move to a safer area when such options are provided, then it is perfectly justifiable in any court at national or european level to deport them.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI did not read the article because it wants you to sign up and I don't feel the need. Those are some strict regulations just to obtain a work permit. You must not get many foreigners moving their then do you?
But to answer your question
A) It gets them out of Romania which must be worse than a roundabout with most of the locals not wanting you there.
B) They themselves after obtaining a work permit will be paying taxes.
C) In the long run more workers means more money spent on the economy which means more jobs.
Now I will admit I do not know much about the laws or the economy so you may have 10 reasons why that wouldn't work. Your unemployment rate might already be high?
Originally posted by AlcibiadesExactly, paddy cap in hand until it's his turn to pay out, then switch tactics? Disgusts me. We really need to reassess how we deal with work permits. I agree that asylum shouldn't be handed out too liberally, but if they're willing to work and contribute to the state in the form of tax, (and in fact we've a very low rate of unemployment), then we should let them.
The English have given asylum to thousands of Southern Irish tinkers posing as 'gypsies' over the years so why should the Republic not be equally generous to their Romanian counterparts?
