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A 2008 survey found that 86% of Nigerian respondents had been employed before migration to Ireland, while just 8% were full-time students. 27% had been self-employed, a much higher rate than other migrant groups surveyed. 25% had worked as managers and executives, 11% in business and commerce, 17% in local or central governments, 12% in health-related occupations, and 5% in personal services. [18]
Immigration from Africa has been noted as increasing the numbers of Protestant adherents in Ireland, contributing to the reversal in the decline of numbers. [53] A number of Catholic priests are also noted as immigrating to Ireland from African nations, owing to the declining amount of priests in Irish parishes. [54]
New migration routes have emerged directly from Sub-Saharan countries (such as Senegal, Gambia, and the Guinea coast), creating alternative entry paths and migration strategies. This phenomenon has contributed to a partial shift in migrants' origins, with fewer migrants hailing from Sub-Saharan Africa and an increase from Egypt and Morocco .
The Irish premier said he doesn’t ‘intend to allow anybody else’s migration policy to affect the integrity of our own one’. Ireland won’t be ‘loophole’ for other countries ...
Number of migrants and migrant workers per country (2015, World bank) Fraction of migrants (2015, World bank) These are lists of countries by foreign-born population and lists of countries by number native-born persons living in a foreign country (emigrants).
The ICI works to highlight the benefits of immigration to Ireland, and the role that migrants can play in improving Ireland broadly. They advocate for Ireland to uphold all of its obligations under international and EU law, while campaigning for humane and just legislation in Ireland.
Dublin MEP Barry Andrews said he ‘wrestled with my conscience’ on parts of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
DUP MP Sammy Wilson warned that if Northern Ireland became a route for illegal migrants there could be ‘passport control’ within the UK. Northern Ireland ‘weak spot’ for migration if ...