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18th Aug 2015

Why Irish students will be praying that Donald Trump doesn’t become President

Go away, Donald

Joe Harrington

<h3>Another reason not to like the man.</h3>
Heading to America on a J-1 visa has been a rite of passage for thousands of Irish people down through the years but if Donald Trump has his way, it’ll be a thing of the past.

The billionaire and Republican presidential candidate says he’ll scrap the program if he makes it into the White House in the next election.

Trump outlined his plans when revealing his immigration reform policies stating:

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JOE reader Kevin McShane says, “I’m from Dundalk, went to DIT and I was on two J1s. I’m now a legal resident in the states. I can’t image a college life without a J1.”

We imagine that’s the sentiment from every Irish person who’s ever been on a J-1.

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