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#769 Illegal Immigration: Bring Back Border Checks Between North and South?
The UK Government has announced plans to spend £3.7 billion on immigration enforcement over the next three years as it attempts to tackle illegal immigration, strengthen border security and speed up removals. The announcement comes amid growing public concern about migration levels and follows recent unrest in parts of the UK where immigration has become a major political issue.
But for people living on the island of Ireland, the debate raises a difficult question.
Some campaigners argue that if governments are serious about stopping illegal immigration, they cannot ignore the movement of…
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