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McGregor says Ireland's open borders and violent crime saddest story in West

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McGregor says Ireland's open borders and violent crime saddest story in West
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"I'm not here to win anyone back. I'm here to represent my country. What's what is taking place in Ireland is the saddest story in the West. It is a travesty what is taking place that our borders are wide open and that the most violent cultures are just hoisted upon our people in our rural towns and the crime that is taking place is showing it and if God wills it, I'll do it and I'll step in and that's it."
McGregor made inflammatory political comments about Ireland's immigration policies, claiming open borders have brought violent cultures to rural Irish towns and describing it as a Western tragedy. He suggested he might politically intervene if God wills it, hinting at potential political ambitions while framing immigration as Ireland's greatest crisis.
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