Companies. They are prone to grids. They pay taxes. While in the US -in illegally, they are largely spared the supervision of that sticker. But they still live in fear. Today, they are thousands of unfathomable Irish immigrants in America.
Recent estimates of the Irish government suggest that there are as many as 10,000 unfathomable Irish immigrants throughout the United States. Many have lived in the shadow for decades, waiting for a journey to citizenship that may never come. And with a new president who vowed to execute the largest deportation surgery In the history of the United States, anxiety has been increased.
“Definitely worrying, definitely worrying,” Mary said, an unfathomrated Irish immigrant in Nova England, told CBS News. “I have heard of different people, you know, caught in a rush of unfathomable people – some of them may be criminals, but some of them may not, which is just a situation where they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Mary and other interviewed for this story have requested that their full names are not used to maintain anonymity.
Irish privilege?
While Mary is afraid of her own status, he says that the color community is carrying strong President Trump Immigration breakthrough while she can fly somewhat under the radar.
“There are some very diligent people who founded companies and hiring people and suddenly, you know, they are on the plane somewhereTheir lives have changed and it is very difficult, “she said.” I absolutely feel about people. “
Aisling, an unproven Irish waitress in Chicago, who lives in America for eight years, says that, although worried, she could become the goal of “collateral damage” for administration, Ice attacks In her neighborhood, she was aimed at the predominantly Latin community – something she condemned as racist.
“If the ice got into my job, I could definitely only mix with the crowd, but fear for me is full or just that I’m in the wrong place at the wrong time,” she told CBS News.
CBS News addressed the Ministry of Homeland Security to comment on how Ice implements its executive operations and whether it is characterized that they are particularly aiming for Latin and Latin community of FER.
Mick, who arrived in New York from Ireland in 2000, said that public treatment with Irish in the US is in many ways the opposite of what other nationality is facing. “I used to consider him dishonest hearing that the locals talk about these immigrants who come here,” he explained. “I would have to remind them, say,” Hey, guys, I’m an immigrant. “” The attitude, he said, was, “Yes, but you are different.”
For the first few years, Mick was unfathomable in the US, but now he is a citizen and describes himself as a proud New Yorker. He said that there was a “much wider fear” among immigrant communities during the second Trump administration.
“There are tips that are published on the network … for people to report companies if they suspect that unfathomable people work. It’s terrible. It’s definitely a feeling here, which is new, not nice,” he said.
The Ciara, who arrived in the US before President Trump took office, said that she was at the J-1 visa, which enables an educational and cultural exchange but worked illegally on the side. “There is a little security net” for Irish people in the catering industry, she said.
“It’s definitely a care, but I think I’m definitely very privileged. I’m a white Irish girl with a third level [college] Education, so I think I’m in a much safer position for many other people who are unfathomable. “
But immigration lawyers said CBS News that it would be naive that Irish unfathomable people believe they could be immune to deportation.
“When the Irish come here, they come to what we call a program to give up a visa, so they let them come to the United States without going to the Consulate in Dublin, and they can come 90 days and stay 90 days, so most of them most of them [who are undocumented] Overstay, said John Foley, an immigration lawyer based in Boston, he told CBS News.
“Part of giving up means that they renounce all rights to court processing, which means that they can be removed or deported from the United States without any judge,” Foley said. “If you are an ICE clerk and you need to get 40 people a week, it’s Thursday, and you’re 27 years old, you don’t care where the last 13.”
Contribute to the American economy
Tom, the owner of the New York’s lawyer and the Law Resident in Manhattan, told CBS News that over the years he has employed many unfathomable Irish workers, as well as the unfathomable central and South American staff in his pub. He says he couldn’t work as a company owner without them.
“I would say that 90% of restaurants and small businesses in this city would be closed if you take away [undocumented] Immigrants, “Tom said.” People who want to do these jobs are people who do not have clear legal paths in America. “
Assessment The US immigration council has shown that unfathomrated immigrants in America contributed $ 75.6 billion in 2022. This included $ 29 billion in state and local taxes and $ 46.6 billion in federal taxes.
Aisling, in Chicago, says her colleagues are in a bar where she works predominantly unfathomrated.
“The job relies on that, basically … People who apply for work are not Americans who come here and apply. They don’t want to do those jobs,” she said.
Legal paths for unfathomable immigrants are limited
Mary arrived in Nova England in the United States in 1999. In 26 years she lived in America, she became the owner of property and is self -employed. For the last 14 years, she has been trying to gain sponsorship for a legal residence through a legal petition from her brother, who is an American citizen. This procedure is still underway without an end in sight.
“There’s really no possibility,” she said. “There’s no way for me right now.”
This is a problem facing many unfathomable immigrants who work today in the United States, where they are few legal paths There are and where they do, massive lags and bureaucracy causes long delays in processing.
AND 2023. Analysis of politics The Cato Institute’s Conservative Research Center said less than 1% of people who want to permanently move to the United States can do so legally.
One young Irishwoman who is an excessive renunciation of a visa in New York and now works at a Manhattan bar, she told CBS News that she just wanted to work, but the avenues are limited.
“I would rather be legal and had legal status, but it was generally difficult to get a visa, and I feel like it is now 10 times more difficult to consider an attempt to get a visa,” she said.
Mick, who eventually gained citizenship, said he would support Amnesty for people without criminal beliefs who live in the United States illegally -in contributions to communities.
“Many people who come to our countries and our coasts come here because of the policies we have allowed to happen and have used us for decades,” he said. “I feel like we should look out for people who need the most help. And I never met any evil, nasty people who Eat dogs and cats who came here legally or illegally. “
An oval office meeting, with the views that are contrary to
When President Trump meets with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Wednesday, he will continue the annual tradition of an oval office where the White House hosts Irish Taoiseach, or the leader, to mark the ceremony of St. Patrick’s Day.
On the eve of this event, the White House shared the famous praise of the historical contribution of Emerald Isle to the United States.
“Irish Americans played a key role in our great American story – bravely overcoming troubles and difficulties to strengthen our culture, revive our spirit and strengthen our way of life,” Mr. Trump said in statement Published a white house while the president declared March an Irish-American heritage month of heritage.
But in the middle of the hands and shivers, some sharp differences in this issue can occur.
While Mr. Trump vowed to remove millions of unfathomable immigrants, the Irish government has been lobbying for years for a comprehensive immigration reform that would offer legitimacy to unproven Irish workers in the United States
