There are up to 26,000 undocumented migrants living in Ireland and campaigners say they need to be regularised.
One in five migrants has been living here for over a decade - with the majority here for more than five years.
Last week - US President Barack Obama promised an amnesty for undocumented people living in the US for at least five years, and with American born children.
There are calls for a similar amnesty here.
A new report out today shows there are between 20,000 and 26,000 undocumented migrants here.
87% of them work, the vast majority have been in Ireland for more than five years and many have children.
Helen Lowry of the Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland says it is time for the Government to help them:
Koruna is from Nepal, and has lived here for five years.
Her six-year-old daughter lives in Nepal but Koruna says if she goes home she will never be able to come back to Ireland.
She says living here with no papers is a frightening experience:
Image: Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland
