The economic benefits of immigration

Slí Eile 10/09/2009

Sli Eile: While not seeking to open a debate on the Lisbon Treaty in this post, I feel obliged to comment on a claim made by a certain organisation (Cóir), recently, in regard to the impact of immigration on economic growth in Ireland. Here is what it said in a leaflet widely circulated in Dublin: “We now know that up to a million foreign …