Homelessness: Shouldn't We Just Look After 'Our Own'?

Ferd
Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:30:00 +0000
Asylum, Basic Anarchism, Homelessness, Politicians, Housing, Migration / racism, National, Newsroom, Analysis, Alex Amargi

When it comes to housing, most of us just want to sort everyone out because everyone needs a home regardless of who they are. However, occasionally an issue is raised about who the homeless are:

'Are all the homeless people Irish? And if so how can the government find houses for the refugees coming into Ireland and not their own people?'

There are lots of people in high places who benefit from us thinking that the reason for homelessness in Ireland is refugees and other migrants. Or that these people are causing 'us' a big problem. It's understandable why some people believe that, after all the media spreads this message constantly, but it's just not accurate.