Since our last issue the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) has picked up enormous momentum. The ILIR was founded last December to raise the voice for the estimated 40,000 to 50,000 undocumented Irish people in the United States. Since the original meeting in Manhattan on December 9, a series of town-hall meetings have taken place in Yonkers, New York, Philadelphia, … [Read more...] about ILIR on the Move
Immigration
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
The newly formed Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) is galvanizing support for the undocumented as it plans an all-out effort on the critical issue of immigration reform. The lobby group created by The Irish Voice newspaper will advocate on behalf of the estimated twenty to thirty thousand undocumented Irish living in the U.S. "We don't want to be in the shadows," said … [Read more...] about Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform
The Irish Immigrant Experience
Tucked in a corner of southwest Baltimore, the grand dome of the country's largest railroad museum looms over a run-down area that was once an Irish enclave. On the site of the once revered but now defunct Baltimore &Ohio Railroad Company, the museum pays homage to the country's first passenger and freight railroad. The surrounding area, which hosts a number of … [Read more...] about The Irish Immigrant Experience
A Postcard from Prince Edward Island
The unique Irish / Scottish heritage of PEI, off the coast of Nova Scotia, is preserved in music and dance and in the faces of the people. ℘℘℘ "An always but never known place" is how Australian writer Thomas Keneally described his first visit to Ireland. That about describes how I felt a few hours after landing on Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada's smallest province (about … [Read more...] about A Postcard from Prince Edward Island
The First Word:
The Greatest Country
"Most of us take it for granted how great our country is. We have the freedom of speech, and the Presidents of our country have never taken control of our personal lives."
– Claire Cassidy, 10, student at St. Philip's in San Francisco
At a time when America is coming under criticism from many quarters, let us not forget how truly unique this country is. If there is any doubt … [Read more...] about The First Word:
The Greatest Country