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Hopeful Local Immigrants Weigh Impact of Obama Move February 2015 Boston’s hometown VOL. 26 #2 journal of Irish culture. $1.50 Worldwide at All contents copyright © 2015 Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. bostonirish.com Hopeful local immigrants weigh impact of Obama move By elIza dewey SPecIal to the rePorter Almost a month into the new year, a cautious optimism seems to be growing among those in the local undocu- mented immigrant population as they consider what President Barack Obama’s recent changes to federal deportation practices might mean for them. In November, Obama signed an executive action that will halt deportations for an estimated four mil- lion undocumented immi- grants. The change, which the president made in the absence of any comprehen- sive immigration reform effort by Congress, is not guaranteed to remain in place beyond Obama’s time in office and will not Aer Lingus planes are shown at Dublin airport, Ireland, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Aer Lingus said it change anyone’s actual supports a takeover bid by British Airways parent IAG, putting the Irish national airline with its trade- immigration status. It will, Jimmy Deenihan, Irish mark shamrock tailfins on course for foreign acquisition nine years after its privatization. however, have a signifi- Minister for the Diaspora, AP Photo/Peter Morrison cant effect on the lives of discussed immigration on those who qualify and set a visit to Washington and the pace for what is sure Boston last month. Page 3. Aer Lingus backs takeover bid to be a heated debate on immigration during the 2016 presidential campaign. Reaction to the president’s move among local im- by IAG, parent of British Airways migrants who might qualify and those who work with the undocumented population has been hopeful. In By Shawn PogatchnIk course for foreign acquisi- required backing from the The government, which an interview, Jeannie Kain, an attorney with the Irish aSSocIated PreSS tion nine years after its two biggest shareholders: retained a 25.1 percent International Immigrant Center (IIIC), noted that the DUBLIN — Aer Lingus privatization. rival Irish carrier Ryanair share when it privatized executive action will allow people to “finally come out said late last month that The 11-member Aer and the Irish government. Aer Lingus in 2006, op- (Continued on page 9) it supports a takeover bid Lingus board said it could Ryanair, which ac- posed Ryanair’s ambi- by British recommend IAG’s latest quired a 29.8 percent tions and has emphasized Airways parent IAG, bid of 2.55 euros ($2.85) shareholding as part its concern that a private Irish first to get putting the Irish national per share, valuing the air- of three failed hostile owner could weaken trav- airline with its trade- line at 1.36 billion euros takeover bids, declined el connections for Ireland. mark shamrock tailfins on ($1.52 billion). It empha- to comment on the news Aer Lingus is the fourth- sized that the proposal from Aer Lingus. (Continued on page 10) beef to US market By Peter F. StevenS Great travel deals for Americans BIr StaFF The news has been a long By Scott MayerowItz fashions out of Italy aren’t going thanks to the euro’s decline will in- time coming – nearly six- and anne d’InnocenzIo on sale anytime soon. The reason? stead be pocketed by manufacturers teen years. Since the Mad aSSocIated PreSS There’s simply too much demand in and distributors. Cow outbreak in the late Americans hoping to save on Eu- the US for any markdowns. It’s been a dramatic fall for the 1990s, the US had banned ropean goods thanks to a falling euro “The US economy is the one euro. Back in April, the European the import of European shouldn’t rush that’s doing well in the world right currency was trading at 1.38 dollars beef. Now, Ireland has Analysis to uncork that now,” notes IHS senior principal to the euro. That means that one dol- become the first country in bottle of French economist George Magliano. “We’ve lar bought you about 72 euro cents. Europe to meet the stric- Bordeaux. There’s very little to cel- got a lot of growth in upper-income Now the exchange rate is hovering tures ensuring that the ebrate. Unless you like travel deals. families and households.” around 1.13 dollars to the euro, so meat is safe for American Not since September 2003 has Since Americans are willing — one dollar buys you 88 euro cents. consumers. Simon Coveney the euro traded this low against and able — to spend heavily on The euro extended its slide against The US government “A huge prize” the dollar. Still, German sports imported goods, there’s no need for the dollar late last month, dropping lifted the ban last March, cars, Belgian beers and the latest companies to cut prices. Any savings (Continued on page 10) but Ireland has beaten its neighbors in preparing to sell (Continued on page 18) BANKMT. 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Boston By ed Forry tial candidate who now PuBlISher chairs the House Ways Irish Fine Gael poli- and Means committee, tician James “Jimmy” and with Bay State mem- Deenihan T.D., the Min- bers of Congress Richard ister of State for the Di- Neal and Joe Kennedy to aspora, visited Boston last discuss immigration re- month during a four-day, form, Ireland’s economic two-city American visit recovery and the contin- that featured immigration ued progress in Northern talks in Washington with Ireland. members of Congress, Speaking ahead of the Irish American business visit Deenihan said, “This leaders, and organiza- visit is a great opportunity tions thaty support Irish to discuss progress on citizens. President Obama’s an- When he was in Boston, nouncement on immigra- the five-time All Ireland tion reform in November. GAA football champion, While we warmly wel- Ireland’s Minister of State for the Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan T.D., had a busy two days in Boston last who is 63 and a member comed the measures an- month meeting with Irish organizations, academic and business leaders. He is pictured (above) with of the Irish parliament, nounced, we will continue members at the Irish Cultural Center, at the Irish International Immigrant Center (below left) and with visited the Irish Pastoral to press for substantive the Irish Pastoral Center in Dorchester (below right). Centre in Dorchester, the action by Congress to America to reflect the Irish International Immi- ensure a long-term sus- concerns and needs of the grant Center downtown, tainable solution for the Irish community. We will and the Irish Cultural undocumented Irish in ensure that immigration Centre in Canton. He also the United States. reform remains firmly at visited the soon-to-open “The Irish community in the top of the agenda.” EM Kennedy Institute the US have waited a long The Irish Times has at Columbia Point and time for progress on this noted that ‘it’s estimated the Boston College Irish issue. The government that thousands among the Institute in Chestnut Hill. is committed to working government’s estimate of In Washington, he met hard to secure improved 50,000 illegal Irish in the with Paul Ryan, the 2012 channels for legal migra- US will benefit. Mr. Deeni- Republican vice presiden- tion between Ireland and han said so-called undocu- mented Irish should start preparing the paperwork required to avail of the temporary relief from deportation afforded by Mr Obama. “ ‘People should em- brace the opportunity that the Obama initiative will give them, and that they will not miss the oppor- tunity,’ he said. He said the State Department on yet,” he said. Irish links from all over it would be premature to the circumstances under In a Jan. 23 meeting in the world to a special say that qualifying illegal which eligible immigrants Boston, Deenihan said he session later this year. He Irish would be able to could travel. looked forward to welcom- said currently the plans return freely to Ireland be- The Times added, “That ing Congressman Ryan to are to host the global fore the Irish Ambassador is what we want of course a visit to Ireland in the elected officials in the Dáil to the US, Anne Anderson, to result from the actions, spring.
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