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elleng

(135,803 posts)
Fri May 22, 2015, 12:11 PM May 2015

from Martin O'Malley:

My parent's grand-parents were immigrants, and the dreams they had were deeply American. As Mayor and as Governor, I always kept a sign on my desk that said "No Irish Need Apply." It served as a reminder that we were all once strangers in a strange land.

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from Martin O'Malley: (Original Post) elleng May 2015 OP
That could be my family's story. nt FSogol May 2015 #1
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