Since the United Kingdom voted to expel its irregular migrants in Rwanda, some of them have emigrated to Ireland to escape this rule. A phenomenon that worries the neighboring country.
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The tone has been rising in recent days between Ireland and the United Kingdom. The Irish government is urgently studying on Tuesday April 30 the possibility of sending irregular migrants back to its British neighbor. Dublin estimates that 80% of recent arrivals of illegal aliens are via the Northern Irish border, therefore the United Kingdom, which has just toughened its position vis-à-vis illegal immigrants.
This Irish anger delighted the British government. She is the perfect illustration of what Rishi Sunak wanted when he passed the “Rwanda law” last week: sending illegal immigrants back to Africa to dissuade others from coming to the United Kingdom. But Simon Martin, the Irish Prime Minister, does not want to stop there. “I certainly do not intend to let another country’s migration policy affect us. We will in no way offer an escape from another’s migration challenges. That is very clear.”
A meeting between the two countries canceled
The Prime Minister therefore wants to pass a new law urgently to send back these visitors deemed undesirable to the British. But London categorically refuses. On the British television channel ITV, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was happy to use the same arguments as the European Union. “That doesn’t interest me. We are not going to accept returns from the EU via Ireland while Europe does not accept returns to France where illegal migrants come from. Of course, we Let’s not do that.”
A meeting in London on this specific issue between ministers from the two countries was scheduled for Monday April 29. It was ultimately canceled, officially because of incompatible agendas. For his part, Rishi Sunak maintains that the first flight to Rwanda will take off in July.
