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Associated Press bans the term ‘illegal immigrant’ to move with the times (IrishCentral)

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:14:56 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Bosses at media giant The Associated Press have banned the use of the term ‘illegal immigrant’.

US Senator says President Obama is not serious about immigration reform, it’s only a ploy (IrishCentral)

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:04:06 PDT

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Eight senators complete draft on path to legal status for illegal immigrants (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:32:04 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

The group of eight senators who have spent two months crafting a bipartisan immigration reform bill, have agreed on how they intend to offer legal status to the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Irish Foreign Minister putting pressure on US politicians to make deal for illegal Irish immigrants (IrishCentral)

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:25:20 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has been calling American politicians hoping to put the pressure on to create a deal in the US for illegal Irish immigrants.

Lawmakers to press for driving licenses for illegals in Massachusetts (IrishCentral)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:09:25 PST

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish immigration campaigners will welcome moves to allow all residents to apply for a driving license in Massachusetts regardless of their status.

Ireland’s oldest illegal alien in America to finally become a U.S. citizen (IrishCentral)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:01:02 PST

By: JAMES O'SHEA

Update: Oldest Irish illegal, in US since 1920s, dies one month shy of citizenship

Is it correct to use the term “illegal immigrant” rather than undocumented? – POLL (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:46:18 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

There is mounting petition from activist groups such as “Drop the I-Word” to stop using the term “illegal immigrant”. They believe this type of terminology is confusing the immigration debate in the United States.

Obama abandons Arizona, the border will be like no country for old men (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:45:30 PDT

Along the Arizona/Mexican border, dozens of heavily armed spotters man look out points on mountain peaks commanding the shimmering, parched landscape below They usually man these posts for two weeks at a time, taking provisions with them to last the entire 14 days They are equipped with night vision technology, powerful binoculars and high tech communications able to keep them in touch with command centers miles away But these aren't US military personnel or law enforcement, they are soldiers of powerful Mexican drug cartels, who own these crossing points where vast amounts of drugs and human traffickers stream into the United States READ MORE

Leftist Mayor wants illegals to vote in US elections (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:15:14 PST

The slow erosion of citizenship rights for Americans will turn into a landslide if the far left Democrat Mayor of New Haven Connecticut gets his wish Yesterday Mayor John DeStefano announced he wants to allow illegal aliens to vote in his municipal elections DeStefano estimated 10,000-12,000 illegal immigrants live in his cityDestefano will be taking his proposal before the Connecticut legislature for permission to enact the law READ MORE

Another lonely Christmas for illegal Irish trapped in the United States (IrishCentral)

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:06:11 PST

By: APRIL DREW

Thousands of Irish undocumented living in New York face another lonely Christmas without family.

Let's electrocute all Irish who come to the US illegally --Well Herman Cain wants to do it to Mexicans (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:30:13 PDT

Timothy Egan writing in The New York Times asks what would the reaction be if a leading American presidential candidate advocated an electric fence that would stop immigrants coming in from Ireland by electrocuting themHerman Cain, the latest name of the month in the Republican field suggested just that twice this week, not for Irish but for Mexicans coming across the borderHe said it twice after first apologizing for itWorse, he was cheered loudly by the Republican audience that he appeared before when he made those remarks READ MORE

Whitey Bulger posed as illegal Irish immigrant for years (IrishCentral)

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:53:58 PDT

By: FRANK DEVINE

Whitey Bulger posed as an illegal Irish immigrant to win the confidence of a down-and-out whose identity he stole, according to the Boston Globe which has researched his years on the lam.

Governor Rick Perry’s gaffes and the heart and soul of immigration in the US (IrishCentral)

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:55:13 PDT

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)So Texas Governor Rick Perry went ahead and voiced support for the radial notion that the children of illegal immigrants should be able to pay in-state tuition costs when they attend collegeFurthermore, Perry, running for the GOP nod for the presidency in 2012, suggested that since immigrants tend not to hail from the elite classes, making sure they have access to college might actually pay off for America in the long runYou know what this means It may be time to serve up the Perry toast READ MORE

U.S. authorities arrest almost 3,000 convicted illegal immigrants (IrishCentral)

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:29:27 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

U.S. authorities have said they have arrested 2.901 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions across all 50 states in the last week.

Obama's immigration move on Hispanic illegals will help Irish undocumented - Long term strategy needed more than ever (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:40:07 PDT

President Obama making a move on immigration Irish undocumented should breathe a sigh of relief with the Obama administration decision not to deport non-criminal aliens 117 Irish were deported in 2009 the last year that figures are available for It is not known how many of those were non-criminal aliens, but my hunch it would that the vast majority would be Spurned lovers and jealous work acquaintances were the two top factors behind Irish deportations I understand READ MORE

New law - now criminal to give illegal immigrant a ride in Alabama (IrishCentral)

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:09:11 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Under sweeping new Alabama immigration laws, public schools will be required to determine the citizenship status of all students and it will be deemed a crime to transport a known illegal immigrant.

Patriotic Arizona strikes back at the Federal government over illegal immigration. (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:35:08 PST

It's a sad day when a state has to sue the federal government in order to enforce the nations immigration laws Arizonans have had it with the federal government telling them they have it all under control Arizona is a main conduit for illegal drug smuggling and illegal aliens into our country Peaceful neighborhoods find kidnap houses springing up in their midst READ MORE

Bob Geldof feels sympathy for illegal immigrants in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:11:15 PDT

By: BARRY J WHYTE

After spending years living and working illegally in Canada, Bob Geldof feels “a lot of sympathy for people living illegally in Ireland and the UK,” and he believes that Ireland has a cultural and historical obligation to take care of immigrants living in Ireland illegally.

Tea Party cheers as 'Joe the Plumber' says he wants illegal immigrants shot (IrishCentral)

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:50:19 PDT

So this is what passes for considered thought these daysSamuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher (above) gets an ovation from Tea Party people attending a convention in CincinnatiWhy?Because he wants to shoot illegal immigrantsWurzelbacher and Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight (possibly better known as being Angelina Jolie's estranged father) were two of the star attractions at the Cincinnati tea fest READ MORE

Anti-immigrant groups wants Census data used to detect and deport illegal aliens (IrishCentral)

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:20:15 PDT

The anti-immigrant group Alipac is making a nasty effort to frighten undocumented immigrants from filling out the census formsAt least that's the only conclusion I can draw from their calls for Census data to be used to detect and deport undocumented immigrantsThis flies in the face of eveything the Census is intended to achieveWhich is a true and honest account of the population in the United States READ MORE