Ohio University program geared to get the kids’ minds right on refugees…

….presents “harrowing” tale about the “multinational nature of the refugee experience” as a Somali illegal alien arrives in America. That story about the Somali arriving in the US illegally across our southern border is most interesting to me. If you happen to live anywhere near Ohio University Lancaster, you might want to check out the … Continue reading Ohio University program geared to get the kids’ minds right on refugees…

Columbus, OH Somalis could lose Section 8 housing because they can’t read the legal documents

This is a post aimed directly at the Wyoming governor and any others in the nation who believe “welcoming” refugees is a freebee for local tax payers.   It is not! and you better be saving your money for the translation services required by the feds. Columbus is right behind Minneapolis as a go-to destination … Continue reading Columbus, OH Somalis could lose Section 8 housing because they can’t read the legal documents

Columbus, Ohio Somalis are going home to Somalia to rebuild their country….

…..while we continue to bring more in to the US. It’s only 54 leaving, so far, but its a step in the right direction.  Here is the story from NPR News: Thousands of Somalis came to Columbus during the past 20 years to escape civil war. Columbus soon had the second largest Somali community in … Continue reading Columbus, Ohio Somalis are going home to Somalia to rebuild their country….

Somalis being bused in to Ohio polling place, are they citizens?

Update #2:  For the new readers searching for information on who resettles Somalis in Ohio, here is one list of the federal contractors.   However, keep in mind that many Somalis there might be the result of so-called “secondary migration,” that is that they were resettled elsewhere but gravitated to Ohio because others of their ethnic … Continue reading Somalis being bused in to Ohio polling place, are they citizens?