The president of the European Commission says we should remember that there are more O'Neills and Murphys living in the US than in Ireland.
In a major speech to the European Parliament on the refugee crisis, Jean-Claude Juncker told MEP's Europe needs to accept another 120 thousand people.
He'll try to get it endorsed at a special meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Mr Juncker says Europe needed to be bold and compassionate: