Ahern urged to speak up for US illegals

FINE Gael TD Jimmy Deenihan has urged Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to use US President George Bush’s visit to Ireland this weekend to seek regularisation of the status of at least 50,000 Irish nationals living illegally in America.

Mr Deenihan yesterday tabled a parliamentary question on the issue to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brian Cowen.

“I am deeply concerned for the status of Irish immigrants who arrived in the States after 1995,” he said.