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dublin | racism & migration related issues | opinion/analysis Wednesday February 01, 2006 20:41 by yomi - fathers of irish Born Children ibcparents at yahoo dot ie Hatch Hall, 28a, Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2

We are fathers of Irish Born Children whose wives have been granted residency in Ireland but who could not apply for residency before the deadline of March 31st 2005 set by the Justice Minister and so are now facing deportation.

What did we do wrong?

We could not (due to no fault of ours) apply for residency under the IBC/05 scheme before the expiration of the deadline of March 31, 2005. Our wives have been granted residency but the Minister for Justice said we cannot stay.

What do we want?

We want to be granted residency in order to be able to work, pay our taxes and take care of our children without having to rely on welfare handouts from the Government.

We do not want our marriages to be broken up

We want to be able to bring up our children in Ireland where there is respect for human dignity and where the legal and policing systems conform to international Human rights standards.

What do we not want?

• We do not want to bring up our children in a country where there is religious and ethnic animosity.
• We do not want to bring up our children where insecurity is endemic.
• We do not want to bring up our children where there is unrelieved poverty and misery
• We do not want to bring up our children where there is absolutely no respect for human life
• We do not want to bring up our children in a country where the President does not obey the decisions of the courts
• We do not want to bring up our children in a country where the president has openly endorsed violence as a means of governance.
• We do not want to bring up our children in a country where according to travel warnings issued by the US state department "The lack of law and order in Nigeria poses considerable risks to Travellers. Violent crime committed by ordinary criminals, as well as by persons in police and military uniforms, can occur throughout the country,"

Our children are Irish, except of course for the colours of their skin and the fact that they were born to non nationals but should that stop them from having the same rights as other Irish children?

Our Children, like all other Irish Children should have the right to live in the safety of their own country with the protection of their Parents. The welfare of the children will be best served if they have both parents looking after them together here in Ireland. It is for this reason that we are calling on the justice minister to be humane and grant us residency so that our marriages are not broken up and so that we can fulfill our parental obligations to these children.

we are all highly qualified men of integrity who desire to bring our ethics, character and skills to make Irish Society better
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Yomi - 0877845511
Femi - 0851308569