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05-01-2006, 01:36 PM #1
ERIN GO BYE-BYE
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/63157.htm
ERIN GO BYE-BYE
IRISH LEAVING NYC IN DROVES
By JENNIFER FERMINO
May 1, 2006 -- The Big Apple is losing its brogue.
In a stunning reversal, hordes of Irish immigrants are waving goodbye to the Statue of Liberty and heading home.
"A lot of them don't want to go back," said Seamus Dooley, chairman of the Gaelic Athletic Association. "They're here illegal, so they don't have a choice."
The GAA kicked off its 94th season yesterday in Gaelic Park in The Bronx - but with 10 less teams.
The group - which plays Emerald Isle sports like hurling - has lost 200 players in two years.
It's tempting for many to bolt now while the economy in Ireland is booming. The Irish government reckons that 14,000 people moved to Ireland from the U.S. from 2000 to 2004.
In the same period, the number of Irish-born residents living in The Bronx has dropped by 36 percent.
"My neighborhood is dying," said Irish native Joan Henchy, referring to Woodlawn in The Bronx. "Our businesses are dying."
"We want the same things that were offered to our grandparents and great-grandparents," she said. But their ancestors didn't have to deal with 9/11. Since then, "It's a lot harder to get a job without papers," said one Irishman who's lived here for over 10 years.
Trips home used to be a piece of cake, but now immigrants are fingerprinted. Overstay the three-month tourist visa and one risks being banned for life.
Marie, 29, an illegal immigrant with a 31/2 year old son, was at Gaelic Park yesterday. She's waiting to see if the Senate acts before deciding whether to leave. Meanwhile, she can't have a bank account, drive a car or buy a house.
"And they say 'the luck of the Irish,' " she said.
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05-01-2006, 01:40 PM #2
At least they are smart enought to realize that they will eventually get caught and not arrogant about it like other illegal aliens. Also the economy in their country is better now and there are more jobs there so they will go back.
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05-01-2006, 01:47 PM #3"My neighborhood is dying," said Irish native Joan Henchy, referring to Woodlawn in The Bronx. "Our businesses are dying."REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER!
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05-01-2006, 01:54 PM #4Originally Posted by WavTek
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05-01-2006, 02:10 PM #5
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05-01-2006, 05:07 PM #7
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Not to worry, the latinos will move in."Ask not what your country can do for you --ask what you can do for your country" John F. Kennedy
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05-01-2006, 05:17 PM #8
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05-01-2006, 11:49 PM #9
emplyment improves for Irish
It probably has more to do with the fact that the Irish need not come to the USA anymore to get a decent job. Ireland's economy is itself improving and with the establshment of the EU the Irish can work in many other countries legally.
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05-02-2006, 03:43 PM #10Originally Posted by Nadyshttp://www.alipac.us/
You can not be loyal to two nations, without being unfaithful to one. Scubayons 02/07/06
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