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Irish among hundreds of thousands of undocumented applying to stay legally

Irish children who came with illegal parents will qualify under new presidential waiver

ANTOINETTE KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Thursday, August 16, 2012, 7:16 AM

Updated Thursday, August 16, 2012, 10:16 AM

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Immigrants Daniel Nino, left, with his mother Patricia Cara from Colombia, get help with documents and filling with the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals applications at Casa de Maryland in Langley Park, Md., on Wednesday Aug. 15, 2012.

Photo by AP

The Obama administration has argued with opponents that the program will help prioritize immigration enforcement on criminals.

"Deferred action does not provide lawful status or a pathway to permanent residence or citizenship," says Alejandro Mayorkas, the head of USCIS.

USCIS has set up a website for more information about the deferred action program.

Meanwhile New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for a presidential election debate on immigration.

"I know of no ways to help our economy as quickly and as cost-free as opening up proper ways to people who will come here, create jobs, create businesses, help our universities," Bloomberg said in an editorial published by Bloomberg News on Tuesday.

He added: "Immigration is what built the country, immigration is what kept this country going for the last 235 years and now we seem to have walked away from it."

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staker42 | Aug 17, 2012, 10:09 PM EDT

I don't care if you are Irish or Mexican or any other nationality everyone should come to America legally. I came hear legally and went thru a process to achieve that. The illegals broke the law and should be deported kids and all period

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irishcoffeekid | Aug 17, 2012, 09:14 AM EDT

People need to be really careful - this is an election year and according to whats in the papers here in DC, they are taking a huge risk as the government will have all their credentials on file and know where they are and if Romney gets in, he's going to overturn this and the papers are saying they will then be able to track down all the illegals easily and have them deported. I'm not so sure I'd be willing to give up all my information in an election year and that that risk (fortunately I got my citizenship this week so its not a worry for me) but i'd worry that people are going to trust this to be safe when its not. Any change in government puts this out of contention again.

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Murph46 | Aug 16, 2012, 06:30 PM EDT

Where is my reply?

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butlerreport | Aug 16, 2012, 04:31 PM EDT

If they were illegal residents in Ireland they'd be deported.

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Nicomax | Aug 16, 2012, 12:57 PM EDT

Being 'nabbed and deported' in two years will depend on who is sitting in the Oval Office, or if you unfortunately live in Arizona where Pretty Face-the Governor will have you corralled and shipped out- but maybe not these light-skinned, English speaking Irish featured in this article.

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fiddlinvet | Aug 16, 2012, 10:07 AM EDT

""Deferred action does not provide lawful status or a pathway to permanent residence or citizenship," says Alejandro Mayorkas, the head of USCIS." And when the two years are up.....well see my previous message

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fiddlinvet | Aug 16, 2012, 10:04 AM EDT

It is a roundabout way to find out who may be here without a residence permit. Once the 2 year grace/work permit period is up they will be nabbed and deported.

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