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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…

Montana Mayor Apologizes for Signing onto Appeal for 95,000 Refugees for 2020

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I guess he got an earful from Montana citizens! In case you are wondering, Mayor Bob Kelly didn’t send a letter to the US State Department in response to the President’s reform effort that we have been writing about almost daily, but had earlier joined a list (apparently still growing) of elected officials across 46 … Continue reading Montana Mayor Apologizes for Signing onto Appeal for 95,000 Refugees for 2020

New Hampshire mayors assured no refugee resettlement (for now!)

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Readers may remember that a storm blew up in Dover, NH and surrounding towns near refugee-overloaded Manchester, NH last summer when a wannabe refugee contractor jumped the gun and asked to brief the mayor on the possible placement of African refugees in the town. This is a very very informative article that confirms what we … Continue reading New Hampshire mayors assured no refugee resettlement (for now!)

Obama Administration Office for Civil Rights pounces on Manchester, NH for not having Dinka interpreter

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Every “welcoming” community that is either in bed now with the federal refugee resettlement program or contemplating snuggling up, should pay close attention!  Your state and local taxpayers are on the hook for interpreters every time an immigrant has a problem—in the school system, the health department and in the criminal justice system, most anywhere! … Continue reading Obama Administration Office for Civil Rights pounces on Manchester, NH for not having Dinka interpreter

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