Irish government expresses new hope for U.S. immigration reform

this is all great and stuff ...but what about us americans that want to immigrate to ireland, are they going to make it easier now for us as well? hmmm

The arrogance of the Irish never ceases to amaze me. It is a tiny island on the ar****ole of europe, yet it's people tend to think they are the center of the universe. The Dublin based Irish Times newspaper even felt it their role to make an endorsement in our presidential election last tuesday (In many ways the Irish are like the Israeli's). President Obama has a long list of situations to sort out in the immediate future, 23 million unemployed americans, averting in the next seven weeks the looming 'fiscal cliff', avoiding a potential war involving Iran and Israel etc. etc. Providing documentation for people who are in the United States illegally, in Ireland's case to reduce it's own dole line, should be a long way down the list. ICE has for the most part ignored the 'undocumented' Irish here in the states, provided they stay out of trouble and under the radar, and for the moment the illegal Irish should be content with this situation. Until the US economy improves dramatically and unemployment is considerably reduced, immigration reform should not be a priority for the administration.

Amazin o'Hanlon a TD from Monahan/Cavan told me in 1965 the solution to Irish unemployment was to get more visas for the Irish to emigrate to the USA. I guess nothing has changed And yet Ireland continues to denigrate America and what it stands for at least what it stood for until this buffoon got re elected

sure all he wants to get all the dead asses out of Ireland to improve his bottom line and screw the rest of the world.

Mr. Gilmore should be more concerned about strengthening Ireland's economy and providing jobs for his own constituents and less concerned about fobbing off excess numbers of those same constituents on the USA.

Take the Oath, or go back where you came from ?