Irish students arriving to New York find it difficult to find work and accommodation

We here in Ocean City Maryland at Candy Kitchen Shoppes have jobs and HOUSING for students. I found this article beneficial, I sent an email to Emerald Isle Immigration Center and will be working with the students summer 2011! There are seasonal jobs in America, especially in busy beach resort towns where employees are greatly needed mid May thru Mid September.

These students need to get themselves to the summer tourist areas such as the Long Island resort towns, the Jersey Shore, etc. They can hopefully find some work in the restaurant or motel businesses there. That is why most of the Irish youth coming through Boston looking for summer work, go to Cape Cod. You are not going to find jobs in Yonkers. Americans are probably not finding jobs in Yonkers.

This reminds me of when I left the mainland US to drive through Canada to get work in Alaska when I was a young lad. The employment news in Alaska was grim at the time, but I was full of optimism that I could land a gig somewhere. But at the Canadian border, before they let me in to travel through, they made sure I had the funds to get to the US border and out of their country. They didn't want me to be a burden on them(Hey US government are you listening?). I did get high paying work in the land of the midnight sun and am glad I didn't listen to the naysayers.

I would recommend they try Arkansas or North Dakota. But one of the reasons they are coming here is because all the part-time or temporary jobs in Ireland have been taken by foreign immigrants. That's Fianna Fail policy, to settle Ireland with foreigners.

Try places off the beaten track.How about Iowa or the Carolinas?.

This is just a continuing story of "US" Irish, believing stories of 'pie in the sky'..... I did it in 1958, and went to the Isle of Man.... with the same "where are all the jobs and good times I heard about" results??? BUT I WAS NOT A COLLEGE THEN... What the F is wrong with these "STUDENTS"???? Just who is keeping them away from the world recession news??? Number one on my list of "FEED OFF THE IRISH NAME" would be Irish Central founder Niall O'Dowd and Co. Cork Writer/Solicitor Rory Fitzgerald.... (Yes that same one who wrote on I.C 3-17-10 about the 9-11-01 story... What a pair of 3-dollar bills.... Facts and/or details?...@ 951-264-7103... P.S. With all of us "Irish"... No Irish in need of a bed or job... should be without!!! There was a time when we all needed a hand up!!!

I know that America has the reputation of the "Land of Opportunity" but this is ridiculous. College students should have made concrete plans for accommodations BEFORE they spent a thousand dollars and hopped on a plane to New York without any solid prospects for housing or work. Did they think that New York was immune from the global recession? Local New Yorkers can't find jobs in the current climate and these students expect to be able find short term work? It makes no sense and I'm disappointed in these Irish college lads. They did not invest any forethought or planning into their summer plans and they only have themselves to blame if they are forced to return home.

Yet Mr. O'Dowd would have us continue to ignore the Illegal Aliens in this country stealing jobs from our own citizens and these Legal Immigrant/Visitors. As long as we have the people coming here because their own countries are corrupt and working under the table for small wages, these students, our own students and the unemployed won't find a decent good paying job.

Too bad nobody has thought of work in Washington, D.C....I have room for 2 boarders. The restaurants and pubs/bars are hiring. But I agree with rpmschevy - the kids should do some research before plunking down their $$$ to spend the summer in the U.S.

I would'nt know what to tell them. They'll be lucky if they can earn $1,100 just to get their money back. They should'nt put all their Faith in NYC. they should try Boston and San Francisco.

If these kids are in college, one would think they have a brain cell or 2. I understand the economy in Ireland is bad, but you would think they might have done a little research, something one is suppose to learn to do in school, even before college. America is at 10% unemployment, with real unemployment probably closer to 20% and with what Obama and Pelosi are doing, businesses are not hiring. Look at the numbers before plunking $1200 down.

They really should look beyond NYC, especially in this economic climate. Here in Chicago rentals are more available and we have the Irish American Heritage Center (northside) and Celtic Park (southside) for guidance. Also they should chekcout some resort areas, from the Poconos to Door County (Wisc.) to the mountains of Colorado, the need for bright, English speaking young people is great. This would be expanding on their American Experience.