The White House acknowledged yesterday that immigration reform looks unlikely this year. Press secretary Robert Gibbs said, “I can see the president’s desire for it to happen, but understanding at the current – currently where we sit, the math makes that more difficult than – than the discussion”. Mr Gibbs said that Mr Obama hopes… Continue reading White House says immigration reform now “difficult”
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Irish Immigration Center celebrates 20th anniversary
The Irish Immigration Center is celebrating its twentieth anniversary as a provider of services to the immigrant community in Boston – marking the occasion with a dinner attended by President Mary McAleese. The organisation was started in 1989 by a group of Irish immigrants; at the time, there were thousands of undocumented in the city.… Continue reading Irish Immigration Center celebrates 20th anniversary
Ringsend native publishes memoir on American life
Angeline Kearns Blain, a woman raised in 1950s Ringsend who today is an adjunct professor of sociology at Boise State University in Idaho, has published a memoir. “I used to be Irish” is being lauded by critics for its insight into a story too little told: the experience of Irish women emigrants. Angeline Kearns Blain… Continue reading Ringsend native publishes memoir on American life
Emigrated between 1975 and 1995? Researcher seeks you
I’ve had a request from a graduate student seeking information from Irish people who emigrated to the US between 1975 and 1995. Here is the information: Survey for Irish emigrants to the United States between 1975 and 1995 Thank you for taking the time to do this survey; it will be an invaluable source for… Continue reading Emigrated between 1975 and 1995? Researcher seeks you
Mystery of immigrants’ mass grave may be solved
The mass grave of a group of Irish railroad workers who died in 1832 during a cholera outbreak may have been located at last, thanks to the efforts of researchers in Pennsylvania who have spent six years searching. The 57 men had arrived from Derry, Donegal, and Tyrone, hired by fellow Irishman Philip Duffy to… Continue reading Mystery of immigrants’ mass grave may be solved
ITLG founder calls for high-level outreach to Irish abroad
A group of high-level Irish representatives should be gathered to reach out to the Irish diaspora to assist in economic development, says an Irish-American founder of the San Francisco-based Irish Technology Leadership Group. Tom McEnery, a former mayor of San Jose, is quoted in the Sunday Business Post as saying, It is now time to… Continue reading ITLG founder calls for high-level outreach to Irish abroad