4,000 sign petition to give undocumented migrants legal status

The campaign to have undocumented migrants given legal status will today present a petition with 4,000 signatures to the Department of Justice.

Wed, 18 Jul, 2012 - 09:20

The campaign to have undocumented migrants given legal status will today present a petition with 4,000 signatures to the Department of Justice.

The Migrants Rights Centre Ireland has estimated there are 30,000 undocumented people living here. It says many of them are working, paying taxes and have raised families in Ireland.

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