Biden pledges to 'create roadmap to citizenship' for undocumented Irish if elected

Mr Biden is descended from Irish emigrants who left Ireland in the 1800s and has often spoken about how is ancestry "shaped his life". Picture: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says that if he is elected president of the United States he will "create a roadmap for citizenship" for 11 million undocumented people living in the US, including Irish citizens.

In a statement released by his presidential campaign, Mr Biden says he "rejects" President Donald Trump's immigration policies and "will restore America's values as a nation of immigrants".