They are changing America by changing the people
Albany TV station, WNYT, reports that Iraqi refugees are unemployed in that city. Ann reported in February that the refugee agency there, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, was “maxed out” and was asking for volunteers. She also mentioned that Albany is a preferred community for refugee resettlement. Somebody has stepped up to help them. The Iraqi … Continue reading Unemployed Iraqis in Albany; can’t reporters use google?
We’ve been keeping a running tally of states* where we see news accounts of unhappy Iraqi refugees unable to find employment in the US. Some are well-educated professionals who can’t even find a low-level full time job. But, perhaps more troubling is that someone abroad is telling them that life here will be a cake … Continue reading Kentucky becomes state number 18 where Iraqis are unemployed
From sea to shining sea we have reported on Iraqi refugees brought to the US with high expectations of life here that are soon dashed. Utah now becomes our 15th state where Iraqis are not finding employment (see this post on North Carolina for the list of the 14 others, so far). From the Salt … Continue reading Salt Lake City: More unemployed Iraqi professionals
This story is from Boise, Idaho. One of hundreds of Iraqi interpreters (among thousands of other Iraqi refugees) entering the US can’t find work. Tell me something I don’t know! This fellow (Mohammed) at least doesn’t think we owe him a job. But now he’s joined the ranks of Idaho’s unemployed at a time when the state’s economy lost … Continue reading Another day, another state, another unemployed Iraqi refugee
Update April 11th: Yikes! Here is another story that says Iraqi refugees in the US have a 67% unemployment rate, so hey Grover Norquist, champion of Open Borders for Business, hire an Iraqi (after all Americans get jobs that is)! Over and over and over again we have heard the refrain for weeks (for months!)—we … Continue reading What’s wrong with this picture? Thousands swarm the Hill looking for amnesty while Iraqi refugees in Massachusetts find no work