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ILIR UPDATE: April 2009 - The ILR is pleased to announce that Bart Murphy is taking over the role of Chairman.

Mr Murphy, who is on the board of the American Ireland Fund and the Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers is a well-known advocate for Irish immigration reform.

He replaces co-founder Niall O'Dowd who is now on the advisory board.

If you have any questions about the activities of the ILIR, please contact Bart Murphy directly at bart@irishlobbyusa.org.

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Press Release from Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform – Feb 23, 2008

The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform scored a PR coup in the Democratic Debate on Thursday night when presidential contender Senator Hillary Clinton vowed to introduce immigration reform within the first 100 days of her presidency.

ILIR chairman Niall O'Dowd and Vice-Chairman Ciaran Staunton met with Senator Clinton on Wednesday and urged her to announce a 100-day strategy at the debate after earlier submitting the same message to the campaign.

Speaking in New York on Wednesday, Mr O'Dowd said he was delighted that Senator Clinton had ramped up her support for immigration reform.

On Thursday night, Senator Clinton earned a huge cheer from the audience in the University of Texas when she said: "We need a path to legalization, to bring the immigrants out of the shadows. ... If they had committed a crime in our country or the country they came from, then they should be deported. But for everyone else, there must be a path to legalization. I would introduce that in the first 100 days of my presidency."

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