#werenotleaving Throughout Irish history emigration has provided a very useful political safety valve. Figures suggest that without it the unemployment rate would be around 20%. It removes the problem of angry young people who might demand alternatives. Just look at the streets of Spain and Greece — young people dominate the protests. A new youth campaign, called We’re Not Leaving, has been campaigning against what they have termed the “social catastrophe of forced emigration”. [..]The legacy of this crisis in creating a lost generation of youth is already profound and its implications are likely to be devastating for decades to come. irishexaminer/viewpoints/columnists/guest-columnist/implications-of-lost-generation-will-be-devastating-for-decades-to-come-304820.html
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:34:38 +0000
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