Posted on 10/05/2017 7:56:54 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The Irish Government plans to engage with the United States to secure a deal for Irish immigration following Donald Trump’s announcement in September that the deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) program would be dismantled. A new immigration legislation bill is expected to be presented by US Congress by March 2018.
President Donald Trump’s controversial move to dismantle DACA, the “dreamers” law protecting the undocumented migrants who were brought to the United States as children, could mean an opportunity for the Irish to secure inclusion into the new legislation.
It is planned that the issue of the undocumented will feature strongly during Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney’s trip to Washington D.C.
John Deasy, who was appointed by Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar, as the US special envoy for the undocumented will also accompany Coveney. Over the past few weeks he has had dozens of meetings with members, both Republican and Democrats, in the House and Senate on the matter.
Deasy told the Irish Times, “It’s clear now that immigration legislation dealing with DACA, border security and other issues has a reasonable chance of passage in the new year. This is now a real focus for us which will continue this week.” …
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they left out the word “illegal”.
However,regarding Irish wetbacks I say:
Ditto !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well - I’m second generation Irish here in the US and there’s no sane reason why ANY legal immigrant shouldn’t have to meet the same standards that my grand parents had to meet.
“DACA, the “dreamers” law”
DACA was not law.
It was Barack Insane Obama frustrated that the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act did not become law.
So one night at the bathhouse, he pulled DACA out of his ......
https://youtu.be/bNHyLKnf0ts
Fraudulently documented foreigners need to be returned home, where ever they are from.
It doesn’t matter what country, if people came illegally, they can’t do that. They have to do it the right way.
The Irish illegals, by & large, that are here, are excellent.....they would enrich the island. They need to go back.
Yup, ditto for me too.
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