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Families and friends of the "undocumented Irish" outside Dáil Éireann (file photo) Julien Behal/PA Archive/Press Association Images

Poll: Do you think undocumented Irish will get citizenship under Obama?

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore is hopeful that Barack Obama’s emphasis on immigration reform will help undocumented Irish in the US, but what do you think?

LAWMAKERS IN THE US came together earlier this week to help best determine how to deal with the more than 10 million illegal immigrants who currently live in the US.

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has responded by saying that “comprehensive reform of the US immigration system” is needed to improve the status of undocumented Irish in the US.

In response to a parliamentary question by Deputy Brendan Smith, he said that the Irish embassy in Washington was in close liaison with  the Irish-American community representatives in order to ensure that the interests of undocumented Irish immigrants were included in any future legislation.

So today, we want to know: Do you think that legislation will be put in place during the second term of Barack Obama which will allow undocumented Irish immigrants to gain US citizenship?


Poll Results:

No (985)
I don't know (752)
Yes (318)

Read: Prospects of undocumented Irish in US boosted by Obama speech, says Tánaiste >

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