Successful Irish immigration meetings in Cleveland, Ohio

Curitiba ...........Just because I don't want US Passport, does not mean I can not express my opinion, who the hell do you think you are the "thought Police", what I need your permission to say my opinion. My opinion is this fool having "Irish Citizenship" when he clearly states HIS country is the US is the issue, so why don't you mind your own F business .....

Then what has this debate got to do with you if you are not planning to leave Ireland, paddyranger? Why should you care if he is writing to his senator or not if you don't want to emigrate to America? If his letter persuaded his senator to block Irish immigration to the US, then it doesn't matter to you does it?

Curitiba, I have made zero reference to my wanting a US passport, I have never had and never will want a US passport, so I have no idea what you are referring to, where you got that from, either you misread or read someone else's post or just plain invented it, I can not be a hypocrite over something I have never said. So are we straight I am not American, do not have a US passport and absolutely no desire to have one, got it.....

Curitiba .........where have I said anything about me wanting a US passport, stop inventing things I have never expressed a wish for a US passport and NEVER will, So NO I don't want him to roll over to let me have an American one, where do you get that from>?

GeorgeDillon/Seoirse O'Dillein! Like boherlihy, I find your post intemperate, for an alleged Irish citizen. Please edit more adeptly. Is dual citizenship not precluded by the Oath of Allegience. You refer to being an Irish citizen, yet refer somewhat possessively to your country as the USA. Conflict of interests, perhaps. Have you though about deserting to the Afghani Army?

paddyranger-you don't want George to have an Irish passport, but you want him to roll over and give you an American one? Bit hypocritical of you, isn't it?

Best of luck to Sen. Shumer and these efforts! I would love to increase the number involved. I also realize that with the dismal economy, getting this bill passed with the present number will be a tremendous success.

I chuckle at some of you-Georgie is a curmudgeon who doesn't have anything better to do than stir the pot to agitate you(I'll even admit to doing similar things at times)the way to stop the Georgies is to NOT RESPOND ,because every time you do you play his game!

Ah the racist rat georgieboydillon rears his ugly head out of the sewer ......."I oppose special sweetheart deals for those Irish who want to desert their country and settle in mine. Let them fix their own homeland, and not run like the proverbial rats from a sinking ship. As an Irish citizen I'll be writing" ..........anyone else see the stinking hypocrisy from this moron, "Settle in my homeland, he is an American, yet he thinks he can talk about Irish issues because he is an American with Irish Citizenship.......Biggest mistake (if it is even true) was giving this American creep an Irish passport, and even if he does have one, does not make him Irish at all, my cat is more Irish than this gobshite

I live just south of Cleveland and have no problem with such meetings,the jump from Schumer to Portman is I find extraordinary but nonetheless with the backing of such groups I feel it is fine.I hope it all works out.

boherlihy: I don't know why you bothered to post the same note twice. Mediocrity repeated is mediocrity doubled. But it seems you are claiming the right to emigrate to the US on the basis of family reunion regulations (the other grounds you mention, that you lived here previously, have no bearing). If you fall within the family reunion stipulations why would you need special treatment? You already qualify!

To GeorgeDillon: your post is factually incorrect and personally insulting. If you wish for anybody (including Senator Schumer)to take your opinions seriously, then I suggest you state them with at least some degree of truth and objectivity. For example - do not, I repeat, do not paint everybody with the same brush. We Irish who want to emigrate to the United States are not running "like the proverbial rats from a sinking ship". Case in point... those of us (myself included) who have family that have legally settled in the United States and wish to join them; and/or those of us (myself included) who have lived in the United States (legally) before that wish to return.

To GeorgeDillon: Your comment is factually incorrect and personally insulting. If you want anybody to take your opinions seriously and objectively, then you should not paint everybody with the same brush. We Irish who want to emigrate to the United States are not running "like the proverbial rats from a sinking ship". Case in point... those of us (myself included) who have legalized family in the United States and wish to join them; or those of us (myself included) who have lived in the United States (legally) who wish to return to the United States?

I oppose special sweetheart deals for those Irish who want to desert their country and settle in mine. Let them fix their own homeland, and not run like the proverbial rats from a sinking ship. As an Irish citizen I'll be writing to Senator Schumer to tell him to cut out this foolishness. He's only wasting his time on this nonsense.