Ukraine: Top Refugee Processing Country to Close Borders on Tuesday

COVID-19 News….. From time to time over the years, I’ve told you about “processing countries” which are locations around the world where refugees are gathered and as the word says, are processed into the US.  It doesn’t mean that all those processed are the nationality of the country that is doing the processing. Indeed when … Continue reading Ukraine: Top Refugee Processing Country to Close Borders on Tuesday

Processing country map is instructive: US Dept. of State working hard to clean out UN camps in Kenya

I find  it interesting to examine Wrapsnet’s ‘Processing Country’ maps when they are updated at the end of each month.  We don’t know exactly who is being processed through each country (these are not necessarily the countries of origin of the refugees being placed in your towns), however we can make educated guesses. Kenya for … Continue reading Processing country map is instructive: US Dept. of State working hard to clean out UN camps in Kenya

Food Processing Immigrant Labor Force Still Causing Problems Due to Chinese Virus

Large swaths of the refugee/immigrant labor force that came to America (or who were brought here by the federal government) to provide a ready supply of cheap labor for giant global corporations are still sick or are afraid to return to work in the meatpacking industry. The Chinese virus has exposed a great vulnerability not … Continue reading Food Processing Immigrant Labor Force Still Causing Problems Due to Chinese Virus

Germany No Longer the Go-to Country in Europe for Migrants Seeking Asylum

Invasion of Europe news…. As I said the other day, there isn’t much news about refugees in the US in the wake of the Chinese virus shutdown except for the fluffy-puffy stories like this one from St. Louis where we learn about the challenging times (no jobs!) a new refugee family from the DR Congo … Continue reading Germany No Longer the Go-to Country in Europe for Migrants Seeking Asylum

Trial opens in case of another Uzbek refugee charged with plotting terror in his home country

We remember when Jamshid Muhtorov was arrested attempting to leave the country in 2012 and I have wondered what the heck was going on that his case was not going to trial. Before reading on, you might want to revisit another notorious case of an Uzbek refugee sentenced to prison in Idaho who subsequently tried to … Continue reading Trial opens in case of another Uzbek refugee charged with plotting terror in his home country