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Athens, Georgia! Do you know you will soon be receiving hundreds of third-worlders?

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Athens, Georgia: Here we come!   They are not talking about the border crashers from Central America (yet!). The International Rescue Committee, one of the top ten*** federal refugee resettlement contractors has selected Athens as its next target site to be a new refugee resettlement city. Readers, this article is full of the usual phony … Continue reading Athens, Georgia! Do you know you will soon be receiving hundreds of third-worlders?

Athens, GA mayor questioned resettlement proposal for the city, and so it never materialized

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The Jungle 2016! I have been wondering for the last year whatever happened to Athens, GA after the Democrat mayor there said, give us a “formal refugee integration plan” to the International Rescue Committee (one of the top nine federal contractors) and the US State Department before opening a direct resettlement site in Athens. Click … Continue reading Athens, GA mayor questioned resettlement proposal for the city, and so it never materialized

Governor says, no thanks to Syrians, Georgia has enough refugees!

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Back in 2013, when I attended an Office of Refugee Resettlement meeting in Lancaster, PA, government officials identified Georgia as having a ‘pocket of resistance’ because the Republican Governor, Nathan Deal, had asked the feds to stop sending so many, that Georgia was overloaded.  So it is no surprise that Gov. Deal is saying the … Continue reading Governor says, no thanks to Syrians, Georgia has enough refugees!

Athens, GA: ‘Religious Left’ attempting to re-open refugee resettlement issue for city

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For those of you who have heard me speak over the last week, in St. Louis and in Washington, DC, this is an update of what I told you was happening to Athens, Georgia where one of the big nine federal resettlement contractors is attempting to set up a new resettlement site! The Leftwing churches … Continue reading Athens, GA: ‘Religious Left’ attempting to re-open refugee resettlement issue for city

US State Department halts plans (for now) to send refugees to Athens, GA after mayor objected

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Actually the mayor did what every sensible mayor should be doing—she insisted on a delay so that the International Rescue Committee could  “present a formal refugee integration plan” to local elected officials and others (presumably with public input!). Make them have a long range plan for your town! Such a plan would include research on … Continue reading US State Department halts plans (for now) to send refugees to Athens, GA after mayor objected