Fianna Fail: Give undocumented migrants residency chance

Up to 30,000 undocumented migrants should be given the chance to earn residency here, Fianna Fáil has urged.

Niall Collins, the party’s justice spokesman, said that Ireland could not ignore the plight of migrants here while advocating the cause of illegal Irish workers in the US.

“Our current policy on undocumented migrants in Ireland is in stark contrast to our sustained campaign on the plight of undocumented Irish in the US.