Over 14,000 Irish people emigrated to the U.S. during 2010, an increase of seven percent on the previous year, reports the Irish Independent.
Almost 70,000 Irish workers left Irish shores during 2010, the majority moving to Britian, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the U.S. and Germany. This represented an almost 50 percent surge, up from the 46,0000 who emigrated in 2009.
The U.S. attracted 14,288 workers from Ireland, with the majority being on temporary work permits. New York, California and Massachusetts continue to be the most popular destination for Irish emigrants.
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Some 1,500 Irish citizens became permanent U.S. residents in 2010, a fifth of whom were new arrivals to the country.
The figures were released by the Irish Independent as part of their investigation into the continuing wave of emigrants leaving Irish shores.
Over 16,000 people made the move to Britain in search of work in the UK 2010/11 tax year. Figures from the UK Department of Work and Pensions show that over 300 Irish people per week applied for national insurance numbers to allow them to work, during 2011. The vast majority of applicants were aged 18 to 34.
The department reported the increase was because: "the Irish economy has recently experienced one of the sharpest recessions in the eurozone".
Australia witnessed a 15 percent surge in arrival of Irish emigrants, with 27, 995 arriving during their 2010/11 tax year, the majority of whom were on work visas.
Over 3,000 Irish citizens applied for permanent residency in Oz during 2011, with almost 50 percent being new arrivals.
New Zealand attracted 4,586 Irish emigrants during the 2010/11 tax year, three times more than a decade ago. Between July and December of 2011, 2,100 were granted work visas.
In Canada, almost 4,000 Irish emigrants acquired work permits in the first six months of 2011, according to their latest Citizenship and Immigration statistics.
During 2010, 4,461 Irish people emigrated to Canada, an increase of 34 percent on 2009.
In Germany, unpublished government statistics show that 1,426 Irish people emigrated there in 2010, a 16 percent increase on the previous year.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.LaoiseRyan | Dec 28, 2011, 02:11 PM EST
Yeah I know it. I lived in Rossport for a bit and have mates in Belmullet. I still dont know anyone there who has emigrated or whos parents have returned from abroad but then again Im only up there once a month or so.
Curitiba | Dec 28, 2011, 01:37 PM EST
Belmullet is the town to which I am referring.
LaoiseRyan | Dec 28, 2011, 01:14 PM EST
Sorry, I live in Louisburgh but Im from Clonakilty in West Cork.
LaoiseRyan | Dec 28, 2011, 12:54 PM EST
As I said, Im sure there are some but Im from Louisburgh in Mayo and I dont know of any here. I have no doubt that it may be a factor but the most common and popular visas were the Morrison and Donnelly
Curitiba | Dec 28, 2011, 12:34 PM EST
Sorry, LaoiseRyan, I don't want to labour the point, but Mayo is full of people with Irish accents who were born in the USA (and England). Their parents returned to Ireland when while the children were still young. You will find families where the siblings are born in different countries. One family I knew had 2 children born in the USA, 1 in England and 1 in Ireland. This kind of pattern is common amongst counties that suffered heavy emigration during the 1950's to 70's.I think a lot of Irish came back from the USA in the 70's to avoid being drafted in the Vietnam War.
LaoiseRyan | Dec 28, 2011, 10:36 AM EST
''why would they bother employing Irish when they can employ Latin Americans, who will work for less money.'' Because its the skilled Irish with sought after qualifications who are emigrating to countries where a visa is required and where jobs cant be filled by Americans. I dont know any Irish who have an American parent but obviously there are however this wasnt how people got into the US. In the 80s there were a couple of visa programmes which allowed the Irish to move to the US and work legally so I think you'll find this is how it was done. I think they were called the Morrison and Donnelly visas but I could be wrong. I know lots went over and worked illegally too.
Curitiba | Dec 28, 2011, 10:17 AM EST
I was just curious LaoiseRyan, as most Irish people in the recent past were only able to go to the US because either they, or one of their parents were born in the USA. The American visa system is certainly not straightforward like the Australian one, and why would they bother employing Irish when they can employ Latin Americans, who will work for less money. Many Irish (and others I have met) simply went on a tourist visa and bought a social security number from a bloke in an Irish bar, before being caught and deported, or simply wanting to return home permanently.
LaoiseRyan | Dec 28, 2011, 09:50 AM EST
Curitiba-How do you know they dont have visas? ''The U.S. attracted 14,288 workers from Ireland, with the majority being on temporary work permits. '' so maybe the rest were on migrant visas? I know a few nurses who moved there in the past few years. They got job offers and work visas no problem.
Curitiba | Dec 28, 2011, 07:48 AM EST
I don't understand. How are so many Irish people able to emigrate to the USA without visa? Last time I looked, New York is not in the European Union, so you can't just turn up to JFK and tell them you thought living in Queens sounded more glamorous than heading for Cricklewood Broadway in London.
joan1954 | Dec 27, 2011, 03:42 PM EST
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JBRAFTREE | Dec 27, 2011, 02:53 PM EST
George, good one!! I was in East Galway in May and I had two seperate Polish Taxi drivers.
BrendanDunphy | Dec 27, 2011, 09:59 AM EST
I walked into an Irish Pub in NYC last night and an Irishmen served me my pint. I walked into an Irish Pub in Belfast last month and a Polishman served me my pint.
antoman | Dec 27, 2011, 09:49 AM EST
I'm glad it bothers you georgyboy. Tell your KKK friends I said hello.
GeorgeDillon | Dec 27, 2011, 09:43 AM EST
70.000 Irish left during last year? That's almost exactly equal to the number of foreign migrants who moved in to Ireland. So there's obviously no problem with depopulation. It's just REpopulation, the Irish are kindly making way for new stock. At this rate the final metamorphosis of Ireland should be achievable within maybe 15 years. Then All Hail to the Republic of Nova Irlandskaya! Or will it be ايرلندا? Or more likely आयरलैंड.
simplesandy | Dec 27, 2011, 09:39 AM EST
well joan how do I contact you?
joan1954 | Dec 27, 2011, 09:03 AM EST
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