As a nation of migrants it seems that America only welcomes a certain class of migrant. It is also ironic that the reasons for migration from Central America were created by the failed/dangerous/inept foreign policies of the more conservative administrations in the whitehouse during the 80s Yee-Haw
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
As a nation of migrants it seems that America only welcomes a certain class of migrant. It is also ironic that the reasons for migration from Central America were created by the failed/dangerous/inept foreign policies of the more conservative administrations in the whitehouse during the 80s Yee-Haw
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