DR Congo tops the list for highest number of refugees resettled in US in FY18

I’ve previously reported that the African country, DR Congo, holds the distinction of being the country sending (at present) the highest number of refugees to US towns and cities.     Filling Obama’s promise….. And, I told you that Obama’s State Department promised the United Nations that the US would take 50,000 in total over … Continue reading DR Congo tops the list for highest number of refugees resettled in US in FY18

Obama to UN in 2013: We will take 50,000 from DR Congo off your hands

That is what we learned here in June 2013 when Anne Richard, then Asst. Secretary of State for Population Refugees and Migration for President Obama, announced the deal presumably to begin in Fiscal Year 2014 and continue for five years.     I just checked the numbers (at Wrapsnet) and see that we have admitted … Continue reading Obama to UN in 2013: We will take 50,000 from DR Congo off your hands

Pew: Fewer Muslim refugees entering US since Trump inaugurated, DR Congo top sending country

Pew Research Center has done some useful number crunching using the data available to you as well at Wrapsnet. DR Congo tops the list! Here are their findings in two simple graphs.  Readers should know that the flood of refugees coming in from the DR Congo are part of a five year plan agreed to … Continue reading Pew: Fewer Muslim refugees entering US since Trump inaugurated, DR Congo top sending country

As we move Africa to America, where are all the refugees from the DR Congo being placed?

Since I was just telling you that we (the Department of State) jumps when the UN says ‘jump!’  I thought it might be a good time to show you the numbers of refugees we are now taking from the DR Congo after Asst. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, Anne Richard (formerly a … Continue reading As we move Africa to America, where are all the refugees from the DR Congo being placed?

Messy business as Miliband and refugee agency embroiled in fraud and sexual harassment charges involving DR Congo

Two days ago I wondered why the International Rescue Committee*** statement on Trump’s budget cuts did not feature newshound David Miliband (IRC CEO) making the comments against the President. Look at this! Headline from the UK Daily Mail yesterday. I guess he had bigger problems bubbling up than Trump’s budget this week: Charity fronted by … Continue reading Messy business as Miliband and refugee agency embroiled in fraud and sexual harassment charges involving DR Congo