The debate around migration has two key assumptions built into it: that it is temporary, and that illegal immigration is rising rapidly.   The first key assumption comes from recognising that all wars end, one way or another. Ukraine’s war with Russia will end, one way or the other, and the people will go home.   This assumption is wrong, and I’ll show why in the rest of this article.  The second assumption, that illegal migration is rising, is also wrong. In Ireland, it has been remarkably stable over time at a tiny trickle and, per 1,000 of the population, is the…

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