Concern mounts for 50,000 undocumented Irish living in US
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The Government has stepped up contact with immigration centres throughout the US amid mounting concern that 50,000 undocumented Irish risk deportation.
US President Donald Trump last week vowed to follow through on his election promise to crack down on illegal immigrants. His executive order introducing major changes to America's immigration laws has caused widespread unease among the thousands of undocumented Irish living in the US, many of whom have been there for decades.
Immigration centres which cater for the huge contingent of Irish in America are understood to have experienced a significant spike in contact from those fearful they could be thrown out of the country.
Trump's executive order could also punish "sanctuary cities", which currently offer a form of protection to undocumented residents. He could deny these designated urban areas hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants. Such cities include New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver.
Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan confirmed the Irish embassy in Washington, as well as the six consulates in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and Austin, were in "active and ongoing contact" with Irish immigration centres throughout the US.
"My department will continue to monitor developments in this area very closely," he added. Boston mayor Marty Walsh, an Irish-American, said he was "deeply disturbed" by Trump's actions, which could withdraw funding from the city.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/concern-mounts-for-50000-undocumented-irish-living-in-us-35406172.html
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They're easy to spot, see... 
Run for your lives! 
