Since I posted the dumb 15 REPUBLICAN governors who rushed to tell the President that they oppose his efforts to rein-in the dysfunctional Refugee Admissions Program designed by Senators Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter in 1980, we have three more who are welcoming more third world poverty to their states:
Governor Brad Little of Idaho, Mike Parson of Missouri and (never-Trumper) Larry Hogan of my home state of Maryland.
Why do I call them dumb—first they clearly know nothing about how the Refugee Admissions Program works, but secondly because they obviously didn’t read the Funding Guidance or they would have known that they didn’t need to jump into this—there is plenty of time to consent (or opt-out).
(We expected Dem governors to go against the President, after all they will ultimately be getting more voters for the Democrat party.)
One can only conclude that the Rs don’t mind going against the President to make Open Borders Inc. happy (not to mention the globalists who want the cheap labor!).
Here is the latest line-up of REPUBLICAN governors against Trump on immigration reform (originals are in orange, new fools are in hot pink):
They all had many weeks before they were expected to make their decisions.
And, don’t forget, the contractors*** have filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin the entire reform effort by the President that will be heard before a friendly-to-the-contractors judge next week.
Smart governors are waiting!
Clearly these RINO REPUBLICANS are dissing the President and sucking up to the Leftists who run the Refugee Admissions Program as a kind of shadow government agency that you pay for with your tax dollars while they then dictate which refugees go where in America.
***For new readers these (below) are the nine federally-funded refugee contractors that operate as a huge conveyor belt monopolizing all refugee placement in America.
For decades they have decided in secrecy where to place refugees and they don’t want to lose that power because even as they pontificate about their religious convictions and humanitarian zeal, they are Leftwing political activist groups working to change America by changing the people and using your money to do it!
And, they do not limit their advocacy toward only legal immigration programs, but are heavily involved in supporting the lawlessness at our borders.
The question isn’t as much about refugees per se, but about who is running federal immigration policy now and into the future?
(I plan to say this once a day from now on!)
I continue to argue that these nine contractors are the heart of America’s Open Borders movement and thus there can never be long-lasting reform of US immigration policy when these nine un-elected phony non-profits are paid by the taxpayers to work as community organizers pushing an open borders agenda.
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) (secular)
- Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
- International Rescue Committee (IRC) (secular)
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (secular)
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- World Relief Corporation (WR)
Ann I’m a long time supporter. I’m glad your site is back up and running. However it’s very frustrating to attempt to view comments without making one.
I’m not sure what you mean. Sometimes there are no comments at a post. I get very few comments and I think that is because they are held until I see them and sometimes I don’t see them for hours. I post something and then I usually dash to do some other chore, errand or whatever is on my schedule.
I am interested in helping as a volunteer, working from home, with anything any group might need done. Grunt work. Letter writing. Follow up’s. Whatever! If you or anyone/group you know needs a pair of hands, please let me know.
Thanks for trying to close our boarders and keeping the invading enemies of our great nation out!
Wendy G
Can you tell us in what state you live?
Hello Ann,
I live in Oregon, one of the most liberal states. My question is; What can we do? It seems the Governors have the ultimate authority on this. They are not asking “we the people”. What can we as citizens do?
It’s not easy, but get involved in local politics and begin to change your elected officials. But, as I said here, the most important thing that you can do realistically and right now is get the President re-elected. Do whatever you can, volunteer, write letters to the editor, nag elected officials at campaign stops (bring up the refugee issue). In the meantime don’t forget to send the President a thank you for what he is trying to do to rein-in the dysfunctional refugee program. https://refugeeresettlementwatch.org/2019/11/14/a-reader-asks-what-should-we-be-doing-now-answer-get-the-president-re-elected/
I totally oppose this movement unless they are first LEGAL CITIZENS of the USA !