Former US Vice President Mike Pence, who is named after his Irish grandfather, is joining the growing Republican field of candidates seeking the 2024 presidential nomination.
The need for US Envoy in Northern Ireland is of far greater importance than an impossible immigration bill. The issue of US immigration reform is deader than a dodo for the foreseeable future. Northern Ireland should be Irish America's main focus.
It has been a busy few months for the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform [ILIR]. Shortly after we went to press on our Top 100 issue, well over 2,000 Irish from all over the country descended on Washington, D.C. for a day of lobbying where they were addressed by Senators McCain, Kennedy, Clinton and Schumer.