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On the journey to their new lives in America, 10% of the immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island were detained in its hospital complex. Abandoned since 1954, the complex opened to tour in 2014 and offers a fascinating glimpse into the past.
It is believed that the requirements for American citizens retiring to Ireland will be eased as part of a landmark new deal brokered by the Irish government. The landmark agreement could see 5,000 more annual US visas for the Irish.
In Ireland, it has so become the norm, over the centuries and decades, for young Irish people to leave that making Ireland your home is almost an act of rebellion.
A 9-year-old schoolboy with an undocumented Chinese mother is being sent back to China with no mercy shown even though he has no Chinese connection and does not speak the language.
The feeling of loss and loneliness penetrates the Irish countryside after centuries of emigration but did the best leave or were they those who stayed behind?
