GOP Senator Charles Grassley puts a hold on E3 immigration bill for the Irish

I one looks at the repubs in general, they'll see that they almosst violently dislike immigration. Thats strange, since Repubs support big business who like immigrants because they can pay them lower wages............the only answer is the repubs always need an "enemy to bash", its part of their culture of creating fear and yes hate.....................Irish people are just their latest victim.........Remember - Catholics people were often the victims of discrimination. the repubs political base is the evangelical xtians, who gave us slavery, the KKK, and segregation. whose nightmare has come true in our first black President.................To bad there isnt a large fertile deserted Island named Austraiiia II..........Get those people away from Faux news and maybe in a generation they will become good people, as have the Australians, a wonderful country / people.

I know of Mr. Grassley. He is, in my opinion, on of the few honest congressmen in the Senate. However he is (how they say) Iowa stubborn, but not unreasonable. It'll be worked out. I'm sure of that! Slan.

I agree that this sonds like a very flawed bill. It probably needs to be thrown out and redone.

This is good news. No one who loves Ireland should act to facilitate the emigration of Irish people from Ireland. The solution is for Irish people to go home and change their broken society. Today's Ireland is a disgrace when compared to the dreams of Pearse and Connolly. You do not improve your country by exporting your young people and importing foreign migrants. Or do the Irish think the foreign migrants are better than their own young people?

You guys just killed H.R.3012. It is so sad, we are living in US for decades now, we are legal, came here legally, employed but can't get green card because lot of people who were born in my country applied. H.R.3012 is to remove that discrimination, it is about fairness. There is no reason why employement based Green cards should have country limits. There is no reason, why my collegue from Egypt should get his green 2 years and I get in 20 years. This is inhuman. But sorry folks you killed our hope. HR3012 should have been left alone, you should have looked for other vehicle. Why kill 3012 ?

As for the high technology aspect providing 10,000 visas is against Irish interests as there is actually a shortage of skilled technical resources for Irish based companies. In fact we could do with offering 3 or 4,000 Visas to get developers, designers etc. into Ireland - for ICT companies

A chara/friend Seanadoir/Senator Grassley! Remember the Irish who built your cities, swelled the ranks of your armed forces, waited your restaurant tables, baby sat your children, nursed your sick, and treated your wounded, and "... pledged allegience to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all."

These comments have been interesting. How many Americans would work in the cotton fields harvesting that crop as well as wheat, corn and sorghum? I can assure you not many. How many would clean homes and take care of children at what constitutes minimum wage? Interesting?

Wouldn't respect either irishgreeneyes or seanmelb if they didn't like their homeland ,but if you are dissing another country without ever being there, doesn't do much for either of you.I have been fortunate to visit Ireland,not Australia which is fifth on my travel itinerary.

typical teabagger obstruction to progress.

Murph, I know the Irish are leaving Ireland, but Ireland is far better than America. Seanomelb, Irish should stay in their home country , period. America is nasty and the "outback" is just as bad. Irish women are sick of losing their men to foreign women. The true Irish are dying off.

Murph46, With Irishgreeneyes' attitude, I would leave Ireland too if I had to be around that. What she doesn't realize is that many Americans have loved the Irish in so many ways. Sure, I am not Irish, I just had a great grandfather who was born to a Scottish Father and an Irish Mother. I am proud to say that I had family who had Irish roots, but people like her are tarnishing the once loved Irish, with her bitterness.

If the Irish wish to earn some real dollars and the best standard of living in the world and the best economy I might add, Australia needs you. Why work for crumbs in the good old USA.

Irishgreeneyes America ain't losing people Ireland is.Duh! There is obviously upward mobilty as per the number of Presidents with Irish ancestry,but of course you know better!

I think the entire immigration policies here in the U.S are completely twisted. You have people who come to this country, seeking a better life. If they come and abide by the laws and want to work, then what is the big deal? Those who are wasting space, breaking the laws, selling drugs or whatever, deport them. Welcome those over here who have good intentions. We have a lot of illegals here from other countries, and the U.S Government caters to them, but I bet if you are a citizen or you are here legally, you are on your own.