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public opposition: The world has a long way to go with stuff like that." But while there has been some public opposition across North America and Europe, Hozier has been heartened by the Irish reaction to the crisis. "Ireland history is almost defined by moments where countless people were forced to leave, according to Huffington Post Canada. So Ireland has a long history of immigration and migration, people leaving with famines and war. But the current plight of Syrian refugees reminds him this was not always the case for his countrymen. "When you look at the treatment of people in desperate need like the Syrian refugees, a lot of the attitudes behind it are informed by subtle racial motives or racist ideas," Hozier tells Huff Post Canada backstage at We Day Toronto where he performed to thousands of youth activists. "That breaks my heart. And the treatment of Irish people where they landed was often varied. I think initially the government pledged for 600 people. A lot of people weren’t happy to see them, depending on where they landed. "So what was very very helpful is we have thousands of refugees trying to apply to live in Ireland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.