Mr. Ciaran Staunton:

I want them treated as equal citizens, not out of sight out of mind, as the Senator said. The reason I came 3,000 miles here was not because I was bored and had nothing else to do - I came here because I live with it and have done so for 30 years. With all due respects, the ones on this list - be they in San Francisco or Kildare - are equally enshrined in and cherished by our Constitution.