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Crowe Raises Undocumented with Foreign Affairs Minister

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, raised the recent announcement by the US President of executive action on immigration reform and the affect it will have on the 50,000 undocumented Irish in the US, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Dáil. Crowe said that while the executive action is welcome […]

Crowe supports calls for Irish Emigrant Register

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, met with representatives from the Crosscare Migrant Project today and supported their proposal for the creation of an Emigrant Register. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “Crosscare Migrant Project came before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee today to discuss their Emigrant Register proposal, which calls […]

Sinn Féin makes submission to Government review of engagement with Diaspora

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin has today submitted a policy paper to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s review of Ireland’s engagement with the Irish diaspora. Speaking after making the submission to the review, Seán Crowe TD, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, said: “I welcome that the Government has decided to review its […]

SF launch proposals on Diaspora with Seán Crowe TD

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD launched new Sinn Féin policy proposals on the Irish Diaspora. Joined by Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Spokesperson Seán Crowe TD, Mr Adams outlined seven key proposals to improve the relationship between the state and Irish citizens overseas. Later today Mr Adams will also move Sinn Féin’s Constitutional […]

Taoiseach’s emigration remarks lack credibility and understanding- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Commenting on Enda Kenny’s recent remarks at the Davos World Economic Forum conference regarding emigration, Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, has said his words lack credibility and exposed this government’s cold disregard for people who have to exist from day to day without work. Deputy Seán Crowe said: […]

Historic opportunity for US immigration reform- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, who has just returned from Capitol Hill in Washington, has stated that the potential for realistic immigration reform legislation, that would facilitate the majority of the ‘undocumented’ Irish citizens, is real and possible if the political will that exists is encouraged and nurtured. The […]

Crowe to lobby US Congress on immigration reform

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Diaspora, Seán Crowe TD, is to travel to Capitol Hill in Washington DC to lobby influential Congress members on immigration reform. Crowe is travelling as part of a 4 person cross-party delegation drawn from members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Speaking before […]