There is a Santa!
There doesn’t seem to be much cead mille failte in the Garda National Immigration Bureau’s handling of the recent case involving a student and her child in Galway. Citing inadequately formulated legislation, concerning the rights of international students to have their dependents educated in the national school system, the authorities have dropped their deportation orders against Erin Britton and her son Aidan.
Erin, who is a student of Medievel Studies at NUIG, is getting some first hand experience in the medievel mentality of the governments’ immigration policies. These policies were put in place with panic and haste to plug loopholes in legislation that was poorly drafted into law. Not quite a Christmas miracle, but with hard work, diligence and the aid of an Immigration Council solicitor, local TD Michael D. Higgins, and a hearing in the High Court, Erin was given an exemption to remain in Ireland where she and her son will continue their studies. "Yes Aidan, there is a Santa Claus!" Aidan’s father James has a blog where he has written about the family’s ordeal. Why not visit the site and offer them a proper "Cead mille failte!"?
Erin and Aidan Britton
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