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Irish Immigrants in Western Washington who need assistance of any kind, whether because of drug or alcohol abuse, spousal abuse, work problems, family issues, visa problems, problems with the INS or the Police - whatever the problem, free advice and referral assistance are available by calling
Toll-Free 1-877-517-3559
or by emailing SIISG@irishclub.org.
No questions will be asked that you don't want to answer, and complete confidentiality is promised.
NEXT IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
Wednesday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day!
F.X. McRory's, 2 pm - Reservations Required
This is a special St. Patrick’s Day lunch for Irish Seniors and their spouses or significant others. There’s a special $10 per person reduced-rate seniors' menu and reservations are required.Please specify your luncheon choice:
Corned Beef & Cabbage simmered with spices, and served with cabbage, potatoes, and carrots.
OR
Grilled Wild Pacific Salmon served with potatoes and carrots.
No-alcohol beverage included.
Please make Reservations by emailing jkeane@irishclub.org or call 425-290-7839.
November 6 IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
On Saturday, November 6, at the Wilde Rover Irish Restaurant in Kirkland, all Irish seniors were luncheon guests of the Wilde Rover Restaurant, courtesy of proprietor Billy Whelan and his partners. Click the above photo to see a many more!
Thanks for a great lunch and a great event, Billy!
September 2009 Irish Seniors' Luncheon
Click above for photos taken when 150 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses enjoyed a salmon luncheon and great company at Assumption Church Hall in Seattle on September 19, 2009.
Click to see the Luncheon Program listing the names and counties of those who attended.
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION REFORM CAMPAIGN
Seattle's Irish Immigrant Support Group has joined the Reform Immigration For America Campaign which has launched a nationwide effort to bring "together individuals and grassroots organizations with the mission to build support for workable comprehensive immigration reform." The campaign is being led by various labor, policy, and activist groups such as the AFL-CIO, the Services Employees International Union, the NAACP, the Center for American Progress, the National Immigration Forum, and the National Council of La Raza. Leaders from these groups announced the campaign on June 3 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Momentum is growing for the government to address this issue. A new poll has found that nearly two-thirds (64 percent) support comprehensive reform. But when given specific details of what that reform entails -- including securing the border, cracking down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, requiring immigrants to register for status, pay back taxes, and learn English -- 86 percent offered their support. Moreover, the poll respondents perceived "an economic and fiscal benefit to immigration reform and want Congress to address the economy and immigration reform simultaneously."
Please contact your Senators and Members of Congress to urge support for the campaign, and also encourage your friends to do likewise. Click here for the
name, phone #, and email contact information for
Washington State's Senators and Members of Congress.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
March 17 2009, Irish Seniors' Luncheon
Click for photos taken when 150 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses attended a St. Patrick's Day luncheon at F X McRory's Restaurant in downtown Seattle. All Irish-born Seniors attended as guests of the Irish Immigrant Support Group.
APRIL 2008 IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
APRIL 12 2008 - IRISH SENIORS' LUNCHEON
Click for photos taken when over 100 Irish-born Seniors and their spouses attended a luncheon at the Wilde Rover Restaurant in Kirkland (www.wilderover.com) on Saturday, April 12. This was an opportunity for older Irish to connect with others who also grew up in Ireland, especially those who, because of the passing of family members, coupled with time, distance, cost and age, may have diminished contact with Ireland.
Read the Report of the Annual Conference of the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers (CIIC) held in Seattle April 13-15, 2007.
You must have Adobe Acrobat to read the 7 MB file
Click HERE for more photos from the 2007 Seattle Conference of the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers.
Visit the Website of The Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers.
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• In 2005, Ireland received 76 lottery visas to the US, out of a global total of 50,000.
• In 2005, Ireland received 2,083 US Green Cards in total from a global total of 1,122,373.
• There are an estimated 25-50,000 undocumented Irish immigrants in the US.
We continue to support comprehensive immigration reform even though the issue now appears to be dead until after the November 2008 election. The Irish government has made clear that legalizing the Irish in America is a top priority for the new Irish government.
WHY YOU SHOULD CONTACT CONGRESS
It is vital that you let your legislator know that you support the undocumented Irish. The anti-immigration faction makes several calls a days. We need to make more calls and make sure our voices heard.
Your Representatives and Senators need to hear from you.
Let them know people in their state support the Irish undocumented and support immigration reform. You can contact them by phone, fax and email. Please follow the links to get the details for your representatives.
Please contact your
Senators and Members of Congress by email or regular
mail, and urge them to support comprehensive immigration
reform legislation in the US Senate and House.
Click here for the
name, phone #, and email contact information for
Washington State's Senators and Members of Congress.
Tell them that we must establish a safe and humane
immigration system, one that is worthy of a great
country such as the US. We must deal humanely and
fairly with the 11 million immigrants who are in the
US illegally. The Irish community across the US
and even the Irish government favors comprehensive immigration reform legislation, believing it would help the situation of the
approximately 25,000 Irish-born people who are in
the US illegally.
Visit the Website of The Irish Lobby for
Immigration Reform
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GETTING MARRIED
IN IRELAND?
Go to www.irishclub.org/Getting-Married.htm.
Underground in the USA
Read about what it's like to be an Irish illegal immigrant
in the US.
Roll Call, January 9, 2006
Bush Must Talk Sense to Republicans on Immigration.
Irish Voice
"Green Card" Column
Advice on immigration issues for legal and illegal
immigrants.
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Members of Seattle's Irish Immigrant Support Group
at the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers Conference in Seattle on April 14, 2007, with Seamus Carroll from the Irish Abroad Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin. From left: Barbara Birney, Camilla Barrett, Melissa Estelle, Mary Charles, Seamus Carroll, Eddie McLoughlin, Jim Cummins, John Keane.
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Seattle Irish
Immigrant Support Group
P.O. Box 75123, Seattle WA 98175-0123
www.irishseattle.com
Committee
Members:
CHAIR: Jim
Cummins, 509-735-9298 / 509-948-5727, James.Cummins @ verizon.net
VICE-CHAIR: Aidan Maher, 425-823-5295, maher.aidan @ gmail.com
SECRETARY: Mary Charles, 425-745-0137, MarCh173 @ msn.com
TREASURER: John Keane, 425-290-7839 / 206-387-1970,
JKeane @ irishclub.org
MEMBER: Barbara Birney, 425-706-7046, BBirney @ microsoft.com
MEMBER: Camilla Barrett, 425-745-1034, CamillaBarrett02 @ hotmail.com
MEMBER: Eddie McLoughlin, 360-493-2160, emcloughlin7 @ aol.com
MEMBER: Melissa Estelle, 206-229-8512, MelissaEstelle @ hotmail.com
MEMBER: Brian Cullen, 206-935-5360, briandebold @ comcast.net
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The Irish
Immigration Pastoral Center in San Francisco will
also assist and advise all Irish immigrants,
including those in Washington or Oregon. Feel free
to contact them via email or telephone.
Their contact information is as follows:
IRISH IMMIGRATION PASTORAL CENTER
5340 GEARY BLVD, # 205
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94121
TEL: 415-752-6006
FAX: 415-752-6910
Email: IIPC@PACBELL.NET
Website: WWW.SFIIPC.ORG
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