Don't
let Irish children be forced into exile
Demonstrate for justice
Amnesty for all migrant parents of Irish Children
12.30 pm Wednesday 29th September 2004
Central Bank
Dame Street
Central Dublin
Ireland
March to the Dáil
Thousands of Irish children and their migrant
parents are threatened with deportation.
Although these children are Irish citizens,
born and reared in Ireland, the government is refusing to let them
live in their own country with their migrant parents.
Up until 2003, thousands of asylum seekers
had been told that they should apply to live in Ireland on the basis
that their children were born here. But in January 2003 the Supreme
Court overturned the existing position, and ruled that Irish children
didn’t have a right to have their families live here with
them.
The response of Minister for Justice Michael
McDowell has been to deport as many of these families as he can.
Although the court’s decision doesn’t affect the right
of Irish children to live here, he has been forcing Irish children
out of the country (Constructive Deportation) along with their migrant
parents.
These families have done nothing wrong.
They have followed the rules and procedures laid out for them. They
are being made victims of a sudden change in the law, that was made
after they had applied to live here.
All they want is to live in Ireland with
their children, and be allowed to work and make their contribution
to Irish society.
The thousands of people affected by the
Supreme Court decision are in a terrible situation. Through no fault
of their own, they have been left not knowing what future lies ahead.
Thousands of Irish citizen children,
who have as much right to live in Ireland as anyone, face being
sent into exile by their own government.
Michael McDowell should consider an 'Amnesty'
for all migrant parents of Irish children, and tell these Irish
children and their families that they will be allowed to live in
Ireland.
What you can do to help
Fax/Email/write to Michael McDowell, Minister
for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, expressing your disquiet at
the 'Constructive Deportation' of Irish children and their
Families',
model letter 'Attached', which
you can copy/amend/write your own.
Fax: From the UK 00 353 1 661 5461 from outside the UK + 353 1 661
5461
Email: Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
minister@justice.ie
Or write direct to:
Michael McDowell
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
72-6 St Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
Fax: 00 353 1 661 5461
Please send a copy of anything sent to:
Residents Against Racism (RAR)
c/o 12A Brunswick Place
Dublin 2
24-hour helpline: 087 7974622 or 087 6662060
residentsagainstracsim@eircom.net
End of Bulletin:
Source for this page:
Mark Grehan - Residents Against Racism
residentsagainstracsim@eircom.net
00 353 87 7974622
