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Dover, NH update: No refugees coming (yet!), but mayor wants a plan and federal legislation…

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…..that would give local communities more say in the matter, assure financial help! This is an update of the hot story we reported last summer about the possibility of the US State Department granting authority to a wannabe refugee resettlement agency to begin resettling refugees into the Tri-cities area of New Hampshire.  The nascent plan … Continue reading Dover, NH update: No refugees coming (yet!), but mayor wants a plan and federal legislation…

NH: ‘Letter to the editor’ warns citizens of Dover to beware refugee resettlement

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Remember the brouhaha a few weeks ago when it was announced that an upstart refugee resettlement contractor from Manchester, NH was eyeing Dover and surrounding towns as a new resettlement site.  We reported on it here.  A plan for a public meeting at which the contractor would answer questions was abruptly cancelled when publicity began … Continue reading NH: ‘Letter to the editor’ warns citizens of Dover to beware refugee resettlement

Dover, NH Congolese resettlement update; did agency get ahead of itself?

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We reported the other day that a public meeting to discuss the possibility of Dover, NH, and surrounding towns, becoming new refugee resettlement sites had been called off.  (Such public meetings are rare! So, we were not surprised that once the word got out it was cancelled.) BTW, the news from New Hampshire was our … Continue reading Dover, NH Congolese resettlement update; did agency get ahead of itself?

Dover, NH update: Refugee contractor cancels public meeting, no surprise

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On Sunday, we reported that the town of Dover, New Hampshire and a couple of other towns in the area were being targeted for a new resettlement site for impoverished third-worlders presumably because nearby Manchester is overloaded and has become a “pocket of resistance.” New readers, see our post Sunday, for background. Now here comes … Continue reading Dover, NH update: Refugee contractor cancels public meeting, no surprise

Will the federal government resettle hundreds of Congolese refugees in Dover, NH?

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Only the people living there will decide….   Update August 1st:  More here on the cancellation of the opportunity for citizens to learn what refugee resettlement might mean for their towns. Update July 29th:  Public meeting cancelled—no surprise!  Read all about it here.  Keep this information below if your town becomes a target! Forget what … Continue reading Will the federal government resettle hundreds of Congolese refugees in Dover, NH?