They are changing America by changing the people
This story is no surprise and I expect there will be many more like it in the coming days and weeks. Refugees work at menial labor—cleaning hotel and dorm rooms, working in restaurant kitchens, etc. all no longer essential services—and they are increasingly unemployed (however $$$ is on the way from the feds). I guess … Continue reading North Carolina: Refugees out of Work and Struggling
The federal resettlement contractor, one of nine***—Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society—crows about their pro-refugee political advocacy campaign in a recent blog post on their website. Titled: In North Carolina, Local Advocacy Trainings Boost Action for Refugees It is maddening isn’t it that the refugee industry is rolling in (foreign) money to promote more refugees for your … Continue reading Rich Brit, Anish Kapoor, funding community organizing to promote refugees in North Carolina
And, part 2 of reader Robert’s question was: How can I find out where those Aussie detainees will be placed in my state? Robert’s question was in response to this post: Flight glitch causes some delay as Australia’s rejected ‘refugees’ head to US I’m glad he asked because it reminds me that there are so many … Continue reading A reader asks: Who is resettling refugees in North Carolina?
Just now I thought I would see if there is anything new about Tun Lon Sein, the Burmese refugee who arrived in North Carolina a week ago on a flight to America that originated in Thailand (there are UN camps for Burmese in Thailand), and who proceeded to jump out of a plane onto the … Continue reading WaPo: Just some guy who jumped out of a plane in North Carolina
The timing of this $500,000 grant announcement from the Office of Refugee Resettlement to a local non-profit group for refugees from the DR Congo is so interesting—days before North Carolina could choose the next President of the US. (See yesterday’s post about North Carolina, here.) It has been awhile since I’ve written about ETHNIC COMMUNITY … Continue reading North Carolina (again): How your tax dollars support ethnic activist groups