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Name	Egide
Gender	male
Country of Origin	Congo
Destination Country	Ireland

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s-1	I left my country in 1996.
s-2	I did not leave because I wanted to go to Europe but because I had to leave.
s-3	I did not even know Ireland, I wanted to go to Belgium and do a PhD.
s-4	I never thought of seeking asylum.
s-5	A professor of mine in Congo was from Leuven University and he had always told me to go to Belgium.
s-6	As I had to leave I naturally went there.
s-7	Congo and Belgium have a very strong connection but because of the weight of history and this special relation, I went to Ireland instead, where I was obliged to seek asylum.
s-8	My first feeling when I arrived was: 'I am happy to stay here, I feel safe and I can start a new life.
s-9	' Seeking asylum was hard.
s-10	Me, an asylum seeker?
s-11	Back in Congo I was a lecturer at the university.
s-12	I could see asylum seekers and every time I would think that it must be tough.
s-13	You have to change everything in your life.
s-14	Once in Ireland, it was hard as I did not speak English at all, I was not allowed to work and I was attacked.
s-15	I told myself I'm educated.I'm not obliged to stay here.
s-16	If they want me it's fine, otherwise I leave.
s-17	It was really not easy.
s-18	I would always ask myself What about my career?
s-19	What kind of job can I do without speaking the language?
s-20	Back then asylum seekers were treated well in Ireland: I had accommodation and social welfare but I could not work.
s-21	So I would sit at home the whole day.
s-22	This was the hardest part.
s-23	Irish people are nice.
s-24	They can be shy but if you're proactive, they want to find out more about you.
s-25	I don't believe that they are racists.
s-26	People are sometimes scared of the unknown but when you start speaking and they see you're contributing, you're working, they are supportive.
s-27	I think that migration is not too much about Europe being better than our countries.
s-28	It's about the situation back home.
s-29	People are moving because of injustice, inequalities back home; not because Europe is seen as heaven.
s-30	Migrants are here.
s-31	It's a fact so there should be strong policies of inclusion.
s-32	If this is not happening, migrants, the youth especially, will be frustrated.
s-33	The children of migrants, who were born here, who do not have the accent we have, they still feel the injustice when it comes to employment or social integration.
s-34	They feel frustrated.
s-35	They are more vulnerable and this is when they can be exploited by extremist groups.

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