Alex Rowley
A new opinion poll suggests half the public wants checkpoints on the border to limit the number of asylum seekers traveling here from the UK.
A Sunday Independent / Ireland Thinks poll shows there's also strong support for a 'Rwanda Type' policy to deter migrants from coming to Ireland.
82% of people questioned want immigrants who've come here from Britain through Northern Ireland deported back to the UK. The poll shows concern over immigration has soared dramatically after a week which saw a political and diplomatic row develop between the UK and Ireland over Britain's immigration policy and its potential impact on immigration here.
The public is divided on the proposed EU migration and asylum pact.
36% say that Ireland should join, 31% are against, and 33% are unsure.
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