Posted on 12/12/2017 5:59:57 PM PST by Olog-hai
U.S. immigration and customs agents have increased arrests of undocumented Irish people by 30 percent in 2017. That’s according to statistics released by ICE in December. This comes after Donald Trump signed an executive order just days after his inauguration ordering an ICE crackdown on illegal immigration. Those figures indicate that 34 Irish citizens have been deported from America this year as compared with 26 in 2016.
The Irish Times reports that the majority of Irish who have overstayed their visas were on vacation waivers. The executive director of the Irish International Immigrant Center in Boston, Ronnie Millar, told the newspaper, “We have had 17 Irish detained already this year. We have definitely seen in Boston greater enforcement, and we are representing a number of individuals and we are supporting them as best we can. There is a deep, deep concern about the increased activity here.”
Millar added that many undocumented Irish are leaving of their own accord rather than live in fear.
The center is advising people not to open their door to ICE agents unless they can produce a warrant signed by a judge. […]
A March 2017 CNN report estimated the number of undocumented Irish living and working in the U.S. at 50,000. Speaking to the network, an undocumented Irish person named Shauna, who lives in the Bronx, said, “It is easier being illegal here when you’re white. It’s not easy, of course, you have that paranoia but there isn’t the racial element. It’s a bit easier to stay under the radar.” …
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They vote Democrat, so, ‘bye!
Throw the scum out!
Good. I don’t care where they are from. If they are illegal, they need to leave.
I think some of the folks think we’ll be okay with Irish illegal aliens in the nation.
Guess again corn flakes. No way.
We want people who have respected our nation enough to go through the full legal process.
If you didn’t, don’t let the barn door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya.
This will dispel the Left's notion that Trump only wants to crackdown on illegal "people of color" immigrants!
Having worked up there I can assure you all, that there are many ,many Irish illegals taking jobs from Americans, and they laugh about it too.
They are illegal throw them out.
Indeed, get rid of them as they are no better than other illegals from wherever.
When Irish eyes are leaving . . .
American potato growers and beer distributors deeply saddened.
Whatever happened to 100,000 welcomes?
...before we drag you out!
If ‘undocumented’ has its usual meaning here: illegal, ship them back to Ireland. All illegals have to go back.
Better to repatriate the Muslims for goodness sakes!
Millar added that many undocumented Irish are leaving of their own accord rather than live in fear.
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And I drive the VW at the posted speed limit rather than live in fear of a ticket.
There are what, 25,000 Irish illegals in the country?
Mostly in Boston and San Francisco?
But the number of Mexican illegals is ~20-30 million, no one knows.
The Irish count is a roundoff error. They need to concentrate on the Southwest and not try to virtue signal by rounding up a few Paddy’s driving cabs or tending bar.
I’m going to protest if this is true.
34 Irish citizens have been deported from America this year as compared with 26 in 2016Wow, a huge percentage increase. /smirk
“It’s a bit easier to stay under the radar.”
And only a bit, unless you can lose that accent.
If our recent experience with the Schumer-lottery fellow from Bangladesh says anything, it’s that repatriation is too costly and they need a cheaper form of punishment.
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