Twin Falls, Idaho welcomed nearly 3,000 refugees in ten years

I was very interested to see the list of top cities in the US that ‘welcome’ refugees when IĀ  published The Tent Foundation/Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Refugee Hiring Guide the other day. Where is Twin Falls? Today I had a chance to look at the list more carefully and I’ll be darned, I don’t … Continue reading Twin Falls, Idaho welcomed nearly 3,000 refugees in ten years

Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Add “trickle” to our descriptive media word-list about this years’ refugee flow to America. Previously we joked about “plummeting” numbers (dip, tumble, drop dramatically, drastically decline, etc.). Now we can add “trickle.” Mr. Chobani Yogurt must be a bit annoyed as the refugee worker stream to his Twin Falls yogurt plant must be trickling too. … Continue reading Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Chobani Yogurt update: plant expansion planned for Twin Falls, Idaho

Idaho Republican governor OtterĀ praised the yogurt tycoon. Here is the story from the Utica, NY Observer-Dispatch: The founder and CEO of Chobani has no regrets about moving part of his Greek yogurt company to south-central Idaho, a region embroiled in the national debate over refugee resettlement that spread to company boycotts by far-right bloggers and … Continue reading Chobani Yogurt update: plant expansion planned for Twin Falls, Idaho

Twin Falls, Idaho: Mormon Boy Scout troop being used to promote MORE refugees

It is really pretty shameful to use Boy Scouts who couldn’t possibly understand the complexity of the US Refugee Admissions Program to be shilling for a resettlement contractor paid by the head to place refugees in communities like Twin Falls just so local businesses can take advantage of taxpayer-supported cheap/captive labor that refugees represent.   … Continue reading Twin Falls, Idaho: Mormon Boy Scout troop being used to promote MORE refugees