Good luck getting data on refugee welfare usage when Congress can’t get it!

There have been many efforts in recent years to press local and state governments to cough up data on the cost of refugees placed in communities—most recently in North Dakota and Minnesota. This Congressional Research Memo to Congress from 2015 gives you a glimpse in to why they aren’t able to do it (assuming they … Continue reading Good luck getting data on refugee welfare usage when Congress can’t get it!

Local and state taxpayers do contribute to refugee welfare

Over and over again we hear from political leaders and grassroots organizers looking to bring refugees into new (unsuspecting) communities that this is a federal program funded by the feds.  (LOL! as if Washington has an orchard of money trees!) However, this short model letter-to-the-editor in Tennessee quickly dispels the notion that the resettlement of … Continue reading Local and state taxpayers do contribute to refugee welfare

With “public charge” rewrite, Administration building a legal wall to help slow migrant flow to America; however, refugees will still get welfare

President Donald Trump has many avenues to slow the immigration steam roller that is changing America by changing the people. Making it harder for wannabe future ‘new Americans’ to stay, is to require that they won’t suck off the federal teat in the process of advancing toward a green card and future citizenship. But before … Continue reading With “public charge” rewrite, Administration building a legal wall to help slow migrant flow to America; however, refugees will still get welfare

FAIR: Refugee resettlement costs taxpayers billions; welfare biggest chunk

I’m happy to see that more national immigration control groups are addressing the costly UN/US Refugee Admissions Program!  Where are you Heritage?     John Binder writing at Breitbart tells the latest story here: Over a five year period, American taxpayers are billed more than $8 billion for the resettlement of thousands of foreign refugees … Continue reading FAIR: Refugee resettlement costs taxpayers billions; welfare biggest chunk