Sinn Féin's plan for housing asylum seekers, explained
On Tuesday, Sinn Féin launched its new immigration policy document. The proposals, which come eight weeks after the party’s poor performance in the June local elections, call for a system where “fairness is paramount”, people are “treated with dignity” and where “local communities are treated with respect”.
The plan also proposes to “end private profiteering” by private landlords housing asylum seekers and a move to state-run accommodation.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said audits should take place beforehand, examining the housing, healthcare and transport facilities available in a…
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