“The Irish are the key to this issue. You have tremendous power and if anyone can do it, the Irish can do it,” said Senator McCain, while pledging his support for illegal Irish immigrants. more>
Irish law professor Ivana Bacik claims that Fordham University cancelled her lecture on October 7 because of her campaign to legalize abortion in Ireland. Bacik was the second lecturer to pull out amid accusations that Fordham is suppressing academic freedom. more>
“I’m undocumented, or illegal, whatever you want to call it. That makes me deportable every single morning I wake up, and I’m always afraid because of that,” says a young Irish mother. more>
There is a strange phenomenon occurring in shipping containers across America: Irish people are essentially building their homes inside them to be carried back to Ireland. It's less expensive. more>
Since the war on terrorism began, the United States government has clamped down on foreigners entering and leaving the country, that includes Irish workers. more>
Complicated requirements and paranoia that undocumented immigrants will be giving themselves up to Homeland Security if they apply online are some of the reasons for the low interest level. more>
Summer season brings thousands of Irish students to New York on J-1 visas, with hopes to earn money and have new experiences. But with the economy in the doldrums most are jobless and depressed. For many students, spending the summer back in Ireland is beginning to look like a better option. more>
Irish students arriving in Queens and the Bronx may discover flyers for apartments without broker’s fees or a credit standard, but these students are being duped. The advertised number is a scam that requires students to pay high calling charges and does not deliver the promised “no fee” apartments. more>
For many young Irish immigrants, America is a stop on the way to owning a home back in Ireland. But six-percent inflation threatens those plans, and Irish natives in the States are in denial. more>
Ten Irish citizens, unaware that the INS is now searching trains near the borders, were caught without legal documents. Because they overstayed their visas, they have since been deported. more>
Irish bar owners are hopping mad about Mayor Bloomberg’s new proposal to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. Many bar and restaurant owners believe it will have a devastating affect on their businesses and are banding together to tell the mayor to butt out. more>