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Citizenship For Immigrants On The Covid Frontline?

France and Canada are rewarding immigrants working on their covid frontlines with citizenship a...

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08.11 24 Dec 2020


Citizenship For Immigrants On The Covid Frontline?


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08.11 24 Dec 2020


France and Canada are rewarding immigrants working on their covid frontlines with citizenship and permanent residency.  With migrants making up 26% of essential workers here in Ireland, is it time we do the same?  Ivana Bacik, Labour Senator and the party’s Spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration joined us this morning with her view.

 

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