Recently, an anti-racism “carnival” took place. One group, prominently featured at this “carnival,” carried blue and yellow flags. It consisted primarily of women, teenagers, the elderly, and the disabled.
This was a Ukrainian initiative group, carrying a large banner reading, “Equality for all, naturalization for Ukrainians!” Their presence at this event was no accident; it so happened that the Irish government had decided that these were the only refugees it would not grant naturalization to. Even children born to Ukrainian couples on Irish soil must be registered under Ukrainian protection and are not given Irish documents.
The number of Ukrainian refugees has almost halved in a year, reaching approximately 80,000, of which 25,000 were children, followed by women, the elderly, and the disabled. The government explains its decision by citing the enormous pressure such a large number of refugees will place on the migration system. For this reason, the Irish government has decided to send Ukrainians back to Ukraine after 2027, regardless of whether the war has ended by then.
The Irish government, however, ignores and ignores the practice of other countries, such as Germany, which considers the length of time Ukrainians have been officially registered as refugees when applying for naturalization, or France, which allows them to switch from Ukrainian protection to subsidiary protection for war refugees.
However, the Irish government has retained a couple of options for war refugees: a work visa for rare professions or marriage to an Irish citizen.
Considering this strict refugee control practice by the Irish government, which in no way can be considered racist or discriminatory, one wonders: can the Irish people themselves decide which migrants should be granted naturalization?
If the Irish government itself believes that cutting off the path to naturalization for war refugees by locking them in Ukrainian protection, which was initially intended as a temporary solution before a gradual transition to subsidiary protection, is right and not racist or segregating.
Why then can’t the people of Ireland, for example, demand that the path to naturalization be similarly cut off for refugees from safe countries and undocumented migrants, locking them in temporary status? Demand that a condition for naturalization be established, such as a work visa for a rare specialist? Demand that refugees be returned to countries where the war has ended, such as Syria, or back to safe countries?
If this is normal practice and isn’t considered racism or discrimination in the case of Ukrainians, then why not apply these standards to everyone? Why do asylum seekers receive citizenship after three years, subsidiary protection after five years, and even illegal migrants receive amnesty and passports, as was the case in 2022 with 44,000 illegal migrants?
Why can’t the Irish people demand the same conditions for themselves as for Ukrainians, without it being branded as racism and discrimination? And right now, we have a situation where the Irish people have no say in anything, while officials decide for them what is and isn’t racism, for their own financial benefit.
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