Irish politicians feel hopeful that Barack Obama will deliver on immigration reform

In our system, with he the balance of Congressional power the way it is: IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO. But...it seems that the Republicans STILL don't realize just who won the election. Wake up guys, and start to act responsibly!

What a bunch of malarkey. The Political Establishment in the US---Demlican and Republicrat alike---have been pushing for an amnesty program, aka "comprehensive immigration reform" for years. John McCain was promoting an amnesty program before the 2008 election but there was such popular outrage among American citizens that they had to abandon the idea. The fact is corporations and Big Business in America have always liked lots of cheap immigrant labor in the country. Helps depress wages. There were lots of reasons why Americans chose the Democrats (who campaigned as the champions of the middle and working class) over Republicans (who campaigned as the champions of War and the filthy Rich). Promising an amnesty to people who enter the US illegally wasn't one of them.

Don't hold yer breath,he promised it in his FIRST YEAR!

The headline says it all- Politicians want amnesty. The truth, a vast majority of citizens are against amnesty; politicians want it for their own political capital. It is all about pandering for votes. An amnesty will not benefit undocumented; beacuse, if an amnesty is passed the small number of Irish will forced to compete for jobs with million of third world hispanics. An amnesty would be devastating to Black Americans as well. If the idiot politicians pass an hispanic amnesty- BLOOD WILL FLOW when the body-citizen realizes what the politicians did to the Nation for the Politicians singular benefit.

he sounds like he has had it with the REP lets give him a chance and see what comes out of it. Romnny would have done about the same

Obama is a left wing Marxist who wishes to consolidate his power. His type of immigration reform will deliver more left wing votes. The very ominous tone is that 5 million more under 30 voted for Obama. The young only get younger. This is not the Democratic Party of JFK and RFK. It is the Democratic Party of Che Guevara and maybe the socialist Ireland of Gerry Adams will put up dual statues of the two followers of Marx and Lenin.

It's not the Irish we worry about. It's the people south of the border that are draining our resources with all the entitlements Obama is giving to them. We wish you would take Obama back to Ireland and keep him.

If immigration reform is going to be attempted, it will be for the illegal Hispanics since the Latino community voted for Obama in huge numbers. I would like to see the undocumented Irish be under this as well but Irish politicians (those in Ireland) need to be low key and let the Americans (Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform)handle it. If there is going to be true compromise in government both parties need to work together and quit their bickering. Immigration needs an full overhall but the when of the issue is the problem. The European equation to this dynamic must be included. It can't be a one-sided issue.