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IntroductionImmigration is the other side of the coin. Irish people have always emigrated; they have been refugees from Famine, labourers in the worst-paid jobs in other societies, "illegal" immigrants without papers or rights. Now that Ireland has become comparatively wealthy it is beginning attract a broad range of immigrants here, just as a broad range of Irish people went elsewhere down the years. Those with the greatest difficulties are undoubtedly the refugees and asylum applicants, fleeing from war, famine, persecution or discrimination. These pages will provide some basic information. What is a refugee?By Tanya Ward, Department of Geography The dynamics of displacementBy Tanya Ward, Department of Geography Women as a persecuted groupBy Tanya Ward, Department of Geography The mode of flightBy Tanya Ward, Department of Geography |
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