"Grips with reality"   did  you insult my  immigrant Irish ancestors?
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The Irish were always discriminated in America, next to the Chinese the Irish were scorned for doing what most mexicans are doing today (taking low paying jobs, and doing it so widedspread that it lowers the average pay for non-mexican workers who do the same job).....The Irish weren't bad, in fact we owe so much to them for their job in the Civil War, however they were treated poorly....\n\nFor chrissakes you have St. Pattie's day, the only reason we don't like you is...YOUR CATHOLIC, EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY HATED CATHOLICS
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Capri is correct in her answer that part of Ireland is still under British rule.\n\nAnd you do know its in violation of the TOS to name out another users name in your question and try to make fun of them right?
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LOL at what Dba said. I was following the question well until "Irish People" was thrown in there. Ok, there is nothing wrong with you, and if these Irish people think so, then these Irish people should worry about themselves. Maybe those Irish people enjoy watching it like millions of others, but it's totally fine if you don't like it. It's your choice..tell them to deal with it.
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Hey chris, I am not an immigrant, my ancestors were. I guess I am a slave owner as well since it can be traced back that my ancestors were? Moron.\n\nYes Irene, there is. It is called "under the table". Or Paying in cash, because I know you will not grasp the other phrase.
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There may be some, perhaps many, who are anti-Mexican immigration because of racism. If you look, however, at the history of the US there is always a back-lash whenever there is large scale immigration by one particular group. There was a time when it was anti-Irish. There were signs that actually said "now hiring...no Irish". It seems to be the way many people respond whenever they are faced with an increasing population that is different than there own. Yes, we Irish were accused of breeding out of control, taking jobs away from "real Americans" and all the rest. I'm sorry the debate has taken on such racist overtones. I support Mexican immigration, legally, but I do understand why many feel they have to cross illegally. I'm also sorry there are so many racists out here.
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Yeah I'm sick of all this label nonsense irish/italian american nonsense\n\ncant we just be american
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Irish because before the Mexicans came we were the first hated immigrants to this country.
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i agree with you.  just because my ancestors were immigrants doesn't make me one.  I was born here in this country, so i am american, my ancestors might have been german or irish, but i am american.  it's like saying anyone who has had ancestors who fought for germany is now a nazi.  That is not true, so it cannot be true for immigrants either.  People who say that ususally are immigrants and want to make everyone the same, but guess what,\n\nI WAS BORN HERE - SO I AM BETTER THAN YOU!!!
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'Seamus' on you for burning the midnight oil. I should come and beat you soundly with my 'shelaleigh'. Tis nothing but 'Blarney' and you know it. \nAh well, as the 'Irish' say, 'Never let the truth get in the way of telling a good story'.
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you probably wouldnt have questioned yourself if you were racist before the great invasion of immigrants to descent on our doorsteps, our anger should be at the government and not the immigrants, its the government that is taking the piss out of us, the immigrants are only accepting what is being offered to them and if it is an improvement on their normal life, who isnt going to accept!\nits a very good question and i am sure will receive mixed views
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My father and his family were German, my mothers side were all Irish.  The Irish side was more influential to me for a myriad of reasons.  I think that is mostly from their sense of family and closeness.  Didn't matter that I was the "American cousin' just that I was family so the always included me when I was around or talk to me when they see me online.  As a matter of fact I am in PMs with one of my cousins from Dublin now, he is helping me with some questions I have about some things.  Family is very important to them, it gives a sense of who you are and where you come from.  Doesn't seem to matter that there are differences in beliefs or how we were raised, family is family and you stick together.  All of us learn of the rich history of our family and their roots.  That seems to give you a connection to your past and gives you some sense of self and who and what you are.  \n\nThat is different from my fathers side, there was no sense of history from there, my grandmother always said when they came from Germany they left that all behind to become Americans and start anew.
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Ur a fucking loser and i tink irsih people are losers becos ur irish.I hate blacks and especially u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fucking wanker! so fuck urself ya know u want 2,i hate blacks!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahaha! give me ur password!
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Let me declare an interest before I post my answer to your question. My grandmother, a young girl with eight sisters, were sent from Mayo by their family to the safety of England. They lived in a workhouse in Oldham, Lancashire. \nMy father was brought up catholic and became an altar boy. He married my mother, a protestant. My mum and dad were shunned by dad's side of the family until 12 years after teh wedding when, in 1958, I was born.\nMost of us in England only took an interest in Irish / Ulster affairs when the bombing and terror came to 'the mainland'. As a young child, accompanying my dad's family to the Irish Land League club in Oldham, i was accustomed to seeing the shamrock of Sinn Fein. It was an image that held no fear for me.\nTo me, one thing is clear. We stole Ireland from the Irish and we can never give it back. Our countries were different places at the time of partition. The time in which a United Ireland my have explored its new 'Irishness' has passed. The age has already dawned of 'the global village.' Where i live now, fellow mancunians oriniginate from Poland and eastern europe, from all points of Africa and Asia; from South America and Australasia. What was 'Englishness' has gone and some mourn; and with it the era in which a United irishness might have been explored and culivated.\nI love Ireland: i love its music and liteature, i love its people and its landscape. I am truly sorry, as a born and brought up Brit, for all that my mother country perpetrated upon my father's mother's country.\nI feel at home in Mayo, but i know it can never be my home. It is a comfort to know I can go there any time I like and have a beer or two at Molloy's.\nIreland, like England, belongs to the world now. It's yours, but it's mine, too.\n\nWith respect and warm regards\n\nScannan
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ur an a$$hole, a rude xenophobic a$$hole. WHy the f*ck would anyone thing that anyone who asks a question is a yank if this is the UK and Ireland Answers thing? What the hell is ur problem, and what do u have against Americans? Oh...and what the hell do u mean when u say "Yank" is that supposed to be an insult? I've never even heard anyone use that term in the last century except in "Yankee Doodle". \nOh...and in case ur too stupid to figure it out...im a very pissed off New Yorker right now.
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Some of the people expressing their thoughts before me has forgotten where their ancestors were from and the ways they got to the USA. Others probably don't know thanks to whom they could eat a salad this morning that they paid a few cents for. A couple of them probably just said "bye bye" to the contractors they hired for a half of the market hour rate to remodel their house and finally could seat by the computer and criticize a little bit the immigrants. What can I say? God Bless America!\nPS: As a Polish legal, but a non-citizen US immigrant, I maybe should not even use my right to free speech here, since some of you said I don't have one. I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
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Why? Just so you can call me old fashioned? Just so you can make fun of me behind my back? You're trying to see what kind of accent I have aren't you?\n\n\n\n\ncynical
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I think what bothers me the most is when ppl say we are a country of immigrants... they leave one vital word in that sentence:\n\nWe are a country of LEGAL immigrants. Those with ancestors that migrated here were LEGAL.\n\nI once watched an old black and white taping of some in NYC that had just got off some ships. They had to pass extremely difficult physicals and examinations... meaning our ancestors had to be LEGAL and pass tests to be here.