Representatives of the Tennessee Immigration and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) met yesterday with Times-Gazette editor, John Carney, and reporter Brian Mosely in the wake of the Shelbyville Somali ruckus series of articles of recent weeks. (If you are new to this controversy search RRW for ‘Shelbyville’ to catch up).
The TIRRC delegation thanked the paper for its series that helped “raise awareness” and brought festering problems to the public’s attention.
They also expressed hope that:
….TIRRC can help the Somalis move beyond their former lives in the refugee camps and become better adjusted to western society.
If that should happen it will go a long way toward smoothing tensions that are building in many cities in America where immigrants refuse to blend in and even expect us to change our culture to accomodate their religious/cultural demands. Read the whole article here.