Pittsburgh paper: HIAS remains defiant in wake of synagogue murders

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette‘s headline is this: Pittsburgh’s Jewish refugee resettlement agency, HIAS vow to continue work after threats, Squirrel Hill shooting   The story paints a picture of a ‘non-profit‘ group that is all about welcoming the poor and downtrodden to America, but never mentions the fact that it is more than 50% funded by … Continue reading Pittsburgh paper: HIAS remains defiant in wake of synagogue murders

Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto refused to meet the President yesterday

Surely you know all about Democrat Mayor Bill Peduto shunning the President and his family when they went to Pittsburgh yesterday to pay their respects to those murdered in the synagogue attack last Saturday.  Here is one of many stories about the Mayor’s snub. And, here is Peduto with Chris Matthews:     By the … Continue reading Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto refused to meet the President yesterday

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: Are there holes in US refugee vetting process?

I’ve marveled from time to time lately about the changes I’m seeing with media coverage of the US Refugee Admissions Program.  Granted they are tiny changes so far, but at least some media outlets are looking more carefully at a program that NO ONE questioned eleven years ago when I first began writing RRW. In … Continue reading Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial: Are there holes in US refugee vetting process?

The "Gypsies" causing community outrage in a Pittsburgh suburb are wannabe refugees

A friend e-mailed last night to alert me to the controversy she had been hearing about through another friend living in the outraged community—California, PA. Coincidentally, although I didn’t see it, I believe Tucker Carlson did a story on the town and its enraged citizens last night as well. It seems that rather than hold … Continue reading The "Gypsies" causing community outrage in a Pittsburgh suburb are wannabe refugees

State Department brags: enough refugees admitted to US to make 10 Pittsburghs

Charleston, WV citizen activist, Brenda Arthur, pointed us to this interesting and useful page at the US State Department website—it is a review of the work of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) for 2016. By the way, PRM is still being run by career bureaucrats who have close ties to the resettlement contractors*** … Continue reading State Department brags: enough refugees admitted to US to make 10 Pittsburghs