Bertie Ahern shares fears for undocumented Irish in America

Uncertainty surrounds the future of the so-called ‘undocumented’ Irish in America following Donald Trump’s election victory yesterday, with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern admitting he was worried about how Irish people living and working illegally in the US will be treated.

Mr Ahern cited the undocumented Irish as one of four ‘problems’ posed by a Trump presidency, along with Brexit, the ‘Apple issue’, and the president-elect’s views on multinationals.

“I wonder and worry about how they’ll be treated now,” Mr Ahern said of the Irish living illegally in the US.