Irish-Argentinians want to "come home"!

mike65

With the economic meltdown continuing apace in Argentina the decendants of Irish who settled in the pampas are looking for a change in the law to allow them to live in Ireland (and by implication the rest of the EU).

Should they get thier wishes as part of the "diasporia" or is it a blatent attempt to leave a sinking ship and live off the Irish tax-payers backs? (just like them other foreign types ).

I reckon they should be told politly to fix thier own boat.

Mike.

sceptre

Interesting that they want to come home now. They didn't try to come home during 1945-55, after 1955 or after 1978. And the situation was much worse during these periods.

They're no more or less special than the Irish diaspora in the US or anywhere else.

Do we get Chris deBurgh's relations too? Could do without another crooner TBH.

mike65

Originally posted by sceptre


Do we get Chris deBurgh's relations too? Could do without another crooner TBH.

I forgot about that! Another reason to say no.

Mike.

Manach

On the plus side, there w'd be the tango. This dance if mixed with the traditional stuff sh'd prove an interesting hybrid.

On the negitive side, do we want an ethic group that blames all it's problems on the English holding on to a piece of their "historical" territory. :rolleyes:

pertinax

I saw a news item where the italian government were considering it or else actualy doing it. If the italians can manage it why not us, although i betg theyd go back to argentina if they say the state of this place.

pro_gnostic_8

If we can allow in economic migrants from Romania and NIgeria, I can't see why we shouldn't offer the same refuge to people with surnames such as O'Neill or O'Reilly!

Venom

They are not Irish citizens and dont deserve to be treated any differently than any other imigrents looking to enter the country.

mike65

I saw a news item where the italian government were considering it or else actualy doing it. If the italians can manage it why not us

The Italians might be giving this serious thought as a-
many Argentinians are of Italian extraction and b- they have a looming demographic crisis, with Europes lowest
birth-rate. Now it seems to me they could just natralise
suitible north africans and "easties" but for "some" reason they won't.

Mike.

netwhizkid

Hi,

On the plus side, there w'd be the tango. This dance if mixed with the traditional stuff sh'd prove an interesting hybrid.

also the argentines are good at soccer if a few of them played for ireland we might progress further than the last 16 of the world cup. Better than leaving in other "immigrants" that sponge of our country.

Regards netwhizkid

Raskolnikov

Although they're not Irish citizens technically i wouldn't have any qualms about them coming back

Victor

Originally posted by Raskolnikov
Although they're not Irish citizens technically i wouldn't have any qualms about them coming back

Some might be eligible for citizenship under the grandfather rule, but may not know.

Dun

C'mon, wouldn't be much different to the Yanks living here under the Grandfather rule. Hehe, can just imagine in a few decades time - RTÉ1, Network 2, TV3, TG4, Canal 5 Espanol, RTE Romania.

Dun

Originally posted by Manach
On the negitive side, do we want an ethic group that blames all it's problems on the English holding on to a piece of their "historical" territory. :rolleyes:

Pot, kettle, black? That was/is us as well..

Raskolnikov

Originally posted by Victor
Some might be eligible for citizenship under the grandfather rule, but may not know.

Well unlike Irish-Americans these people have retained their Irishness, even if they don't all qualify under the grandfather rule i think an exception can be made.

pickarooney

Originally posted by netwhizkid

also the argentines are good at soccer if a few of them played for ireland we might progress further than the last 16 of the world cup.

Or get knocked out by England in the first round.