Buh-bye now, Kunle

Posted in Old blogger by Twenty Major on January 26th, 2006

You might remember some time ago there was a big story in the Irish news about an illegal immigrant from Nigeria called Kunle. He was going to be deported but lots of his little fat friends made a protest so the Minister for Justice said he could stay until he finished his leaving certificate.

Now, Kunle has just received a letter telling that he has to go and he won’t be allowed stay in Ireland. When you consider the leaving ended last June he should be grateful for the extra time.

The fat friends and the residents against racism are spewing, of course, but the bottom line is Kunle is a failed asylum seeker and not only that he was snared for driving without tax or insurance so he’s obviously quite stupid indeed. Imagine if you were trying, against all odds, to get a visa to stay in a country you weren’t allowed to live in wouldn’t you be on your very best behaviour?

You certainly wouldn’t drive around without tax and insurance - what would he have done if he’d crashed into someone and injured them? - and you certainly wouldn’t have done it when you already had a previous conviction for a traffic offence.

If you did wouldn’t you understand that people might question what sort of a contribution you would make to society? I mean, if you’re willing to endanger the lives of people who pay their tax and insurance by driving around without it when you’re on a temporary student visa and hoping to impress people enough so they’ll let you stay what would you be capable of if you were given a permanent visa?

I think it’s fair to say that it’s a short step from driving without tax and insurance to armed robbery, serial killing and possibly recording a duet with Brian McFadden, all of which we can do without, thank you very much.

Still, Kunle can go back home to Nigeria and put the C+ he got in pass English to good use.

DEAR SIR,

HAVING CONSULTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $47,500,000.00 (FORTY SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR ACCOUNTS. etc