‘Undocumented’ Irish staying calm despite Trump's immigration clamp-down

After one week in office, US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at clamping down on immigration — but the 50,000 “undocumented” Irish are not panicking.

“Those who have been here a long time are wiser than to have a knee-jerk reaction to the rhetoric,” said Orla Kelleher, executive director of the Aisling Irish Community Centre in New York.

“We understand people are somewhat anxious, but we don’t want people to overreact without the correct facts about these executive orders he’s signing.