Illegal Irish immigrants to march in Washington today
08/03/2006 - 07:55:56Hundreds of illegal Irish immigrants are due to march in Washington today as part of a campaign to legalise their status in the United States.
The demonstrators will be marching in support of a proposed bill that would allow illegal immigrants currently in the US to get a green card within six years.
The bill has the support of many politicians, but others want all illegal immigrants to leave the country once the six-year period has expired and some hardliners want all undocumented workers deported.
An estimated 50,000 Irish people are living and working in the United States without proper documentation.
