St. Pat’s Pop-Up Pub Refuses To Serve The Irish To Highlight How Refugees Are Treated

To refocus the current immigration debate from ‘legal status’ to ‘human stories’, Detroit advertising Creative Director Dan Margulis opened the “No Irish Pub”. The bar opened for one day during Detroit’s St. Patrick’s celebrations. It treated the Irish like America used to treat Irish immigrants.  A bouncer, echoing America’s ‘No Irish Need Apply’ legacy, refused entry to people of Irish heritage or anyone wearing green, claiming Irish ancestry for the day.  As you’ll see in the video, the impact was significant. A video documenting the experience was released Sat., March…

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