Irish living here illegally for years hope immigration reform moves forward. Many of them call Woodlawn, the Bronx, home

Many Americans think all undocumented immigrants are Latino, but there are many others here, waiting for immigration reform.    - - Donna Poisl

BY DENIS SLATTERY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

St. Patrick’s Day is not all shamrocks and celebrations, at least not for the thousands of undocumented Irish immigrants living in New York.

Originally from County Antrim in Northern Ireland, Therese (who did not want to disclose her last name) has been living in the U.S. illegally for more than 13 years. She is one of approximately 50,000 undocumented Irish living in the five boroughs.

"Most of the people I know came on student visas, or on vacation, and they stayed. It's a hard decision to make. It's a risk," Therese said.

“You chose to live and work here illegally and you know that you are giving up a lot of your rights.”
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