US presidential race - How can toxic tide be turned?

The US population stands at around 320m, exactly half that of the EU, but it is uncertain whether that figure includes the millions Donald Trump would deport if he were elected.

The US has long been regarded as the land of opportunity, a belief confirmed by the millions who are happy, at least one day of the year, to call themselves American-Irish.

The majority of these people enjoy success they could hardly have dreamt of in this country. Most were able to give their children opportunities almost unheard of in the Old Sod.