From 'Govt to hold referendum on citizenship rights':
The Government has announced plans to hold a referendum to change the citizenship rights of people born in Ireland.
At present, anybody born in Ireland is entitled to citizenship under constitutional changes contained in the Good Friday Agreement.
However, the Government wants to limit this right to the children of people who have been living in Ireland for a number of years.
Justice Minister Michael McDowell said the move was an attempt to ease pressure on maternity wards that is allegedly being caused by the existing citizenship rights...
See also these similar earlier stories:
- Britain rethinks open-door policy for newcomers
- Dutch race policy 'a 30-year failure'
- Blair calls crisis meeting over EU migrants
- 'I heard that Britain is the best place for us to go now. It doesn't treat refugees like animals'
- Bad day for multi-culturalism / "The Dutch have had enough."
- Republic in illegal immigrant crackdown
- Genteel xenophobia is as bad as any other kind (from al Guardian)
- Europe and Japan have to rethink immigration
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