Tuesday at the White House Patrick’s Day celebration, Irish Prime Minister Taoiseach Enda Kenny thanked President Barack Obama for his executive order amnesty that will give work permits to millions of illegal immigrants living in United States, despite being currently on hold under a federal judges order.

Kenny said, “Let me thank you in particular Mr President for your work you are doing to achieve immigration reform and in particular for  the executive action you announced last November.”

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