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Wednesday 2 December 2020
Ireland is undertaking the ‘biggest repatriation effort in the history of the state’ said the Tánaiste.
Varadkar will commence his US St Patrick’s Day trip in Washington DC.
Undocumented Irish woman Ali is living in limbo in the US.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the issue of the undocumented Irish is very much on Trump’s mind.
Simon Coveney recently told the Dáil that there are Irish people “literally living in the shadows” in the US.
In a speech, Donald Trump said Ireland has plans to reduce its corporate tax rate to 8%.
The oft-quoted figure of 50,000 undocumented Irish immigrants in the US has been disputed recently. Is it really much, much lower than that?
John Cunningham was arrested on Friday for living illegally in the US.
A speech by Enda Kenny last night has drawn a lot of international attention.
Kenny said he would be raising the issue with Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
Between 11 and 12 million illegal immigrants are believed to be living in the US, some 50,000 of those are understood to be Irish.
During his election campaign, Trump said he wanted to end the visa scheme
“The Irish had that extra bit of clout because of political and business leaders with Irish connections such as McCain.”
They wanted to be treated the same way Enda Kenny treats the “undocumented Irish”.
The bill has virtually no chance of passing the Senate, however.
It was a year of unrest and protest on both sides of the Atlantic, writes Larry Donnelly.
President Obama’s action is the first ray of light in a long time for undocumented Irish men and women effectively trapped in the shadows of places like Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
About 50,000 Irish citizens currently live in the US without legal status – we can’t just turn our backs on them.
The Tánaiste will also discuss the establishment of a visa regime for future legal migration between Ireland and the US.
Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald held meetings with US politicians at Capitol Hill in Washington DC on the issue.
The immigration reform bill was passed by the Senate in June but is yet to make it’s way through Congress.
Fine Gael TD Pat Breen, who met with them, will travel to Washington next month to lobby politicians on the US immigration reform legislation.
The enlargement of the EU, as well as developments in the OSCE will also be discussed today.
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has welcomed the publication of a draft law to radically reform the US immigration system.
The position of undocumented Irish in the US is an important priority of the Government, and an ongoing dialogue with the US Administration and Congress is being pursued, says Eamon Gilmore.
The campaigners called on the Government to give them the opportunity to win legal status in Ireland.
Our nightly wrap-up of what’s been going on… including some hints on who to watch in tonight’s Eurovision semi-final.
IT’S THE FIRST of December, which means the beginning of Christmas month.
But today’s date is also a bit more significant than in other years, because it marks the end of Level 5 restrictions that have been in place across the country for the last six weeks.
From today, retailers, hairdressers, gyms, cinemas, museums and libraries can re-open to the public.
Some shops are even making up for lost time by opening through the night tonight, and there have been reports of overnight queues outside a few retailers ahead of their re-opening today.
For the day that’s in it, we’re wondering: Do you plan on going to a non-essential shop today?
Poll Results:
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