Dollyer There are two ways to legally grow your economy .Increase productivity or increase worker participation .Productivity increase increases financial return but does not necessarily increase Growth .Example the hundreds of telephone operators that worked in the GPO were replaced by an automated connection system .More calls made less people employed .
So here is the Socio economic argument for low skilled migrants .They do on the edge work ,that is work that is only just economically viable and cannot be automated .Hotel bed making cleaning ,jobs where the public like the interface like coffee shops pubs taxi driving .As long as we import adults they can take up this employment we are growing our tax base even though they pay little if any income tax so we introduce Social Charge and PRSI .BUT there is also a darker side these people take up services and housing that forces the indigenous population to rethink their family situation as they struggle to find accommodation .Responsible families will restrict the number of children if any as a result of their situation .Children are a drag on an economy ,Maternity grants ,Maternity leave ,Childrens allowance ,Free Schools and playschools ,Free school meals and transport for some not to mention special needs payments add in single parents allowances when marriages break down plus childrens hospitals .Every child born in the state is a burden to the state .Immigration ,Gay marriage ,abortion are just population control mechanisms employed by the state to save money .