Just now, when I checked data for how many refugees we resettled from Afghanistan, I came across this data for which states took which refugees in fiscal year 2012. Although fiscal year 2013 ended on September 30th, 2013, I am not seeing the latest data.
African refugees arrive in Texas. Gee, isn’t this the number one red state the Leftists are aiming to turn blue?
The states which received the least number of refugees were:
Of course Wyoming with zero and not even on the list (they have wisely stayed out of the program, so far!)
And, this is so interesting Delaware is not on the list either. Isn’t that funny! Senator Joe Biden was one of the chief sponsors of the Refugee Act of 1980 along with Ted (don’t-bring-them-to-Hyannis) Kennedy and yet Delaware took no refugees.
Weren’t we told Obamacare was going to take care of all the poor uninsured people? I guess not according to this story, one more in a series, from reporter Erika Beras on refugees without health care and insurance in Pennsylvania. Beras’ other stories are here.
From New America Media (Hat tip: ‘pungentpeppers’). This is a long report but well worth reading. Is your refugee contractor going to help care for the uninsured or dump them (after the federal money runs out) on your state and city? On your local hospital?
Top four resettlement states for Bhutanese refugees as of 2012: PA, TX, NY, and GA. http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/profiles/bhutanese/population-movements/
Just one of the featured refugees is Mira a Bhutanese refugee with lots of health problems and on a suicide watch.
Mira Chhetri knows all too well the perils of being uninsured. Chhetri, 23, came to the U.S. with her husband a couple years ago after spending most of her life in refugee camps in Nepal.
In her first few months here, she had ovarian cysts removed. The procedure was expensive, but like all of her health care needs at the time, it was covered by federal refugee medical assistance. [US taxpayer funded!—ed]
All refugees have health care coverage for the first eight months they are in the U.S. But when the eight months are over, if they don’t qualify for Medicaid or disability or have a job that provides them health care, they are at a loss.
“After eight months they are like any poor American, low-income American,” said Leslie Aizenman, who runs Refugee Services at Jewish Family and Children’s Services, one of the four local agencies tasked with acclimating new refugees to Pittsburgh.
After their medical assistance ended, Chhetri and her husband were uninsured. They both made just above minimum — too much to qualify for Medicaid. Chhetri still had pending surgeries.
Before you read this below, know that there is nothing that precludes a resettlement contractor from raising PRIVATE funds to help offset the medical costs of those it brings to your city.
The U.S. State Department issues guidelines for what the resettlement agencies have to provide refugees. But when it comes to health care, Aizenman said it’s open to interpretation.
“As regarding medical care there are three sentences about what we must do for newly arriving refugees,” she said.
The agencies must make sure refugees get an entry physical in the first 30 days, and they have to address acute medical issues.
In Pennsylvania, before 2009, there wasn’t even a standardized physical exam. Physicians generally just checked for tuberculosis, parasites and sexually transmitted diseases. They also made sure that refugees got immunizations. [Now that Pennsylvania gets so many refugees, they have stricter physical exam requirements.—ed]
Bhutanese refugees are committing suicide at alarmingly high rates (see our archive).
In Mira Chhetri’s case, in the last couple years, she and her husband have moved in and out of jobs, obtaining and losing health insurance along the way.
Along with her outstanding physical pain, in February, while she was uninsured, she attempted suicide. She spent a few days at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Then, she received a bill for more than $8,000 in care.
Before yours becomes a “welcoming” resettlement city, get all the facts about what the ‘diversity’ is going to cost you!
Ray Abou-Arab charged with murder in Toledo last week.
Update February 8th: Prosecutors seek the death penalty for Abou-Arab, here, (hat tip: Diane).
Update: Bond set at $5 million for Abou-Arab, here. Judge must be afraid he will skip the country.
Let me start by telling you about the tragic tale involving the alleged murder of two fire fighters in Toledo a week ago.
Ray Abou-Arab, an immigrant ‘businessman,’ has been arrested and charged with intentionally starting a fire which took the lives of two young firefighters. The gist of the story is here at The Blade (hat tip: ‘pungentpeppers’)
Less than a week after two Toledo firefighters died battling a North Toledo apartment fire, the property’s owner was charged with and arrested on two counts each of aggravated murder and aggravated arson.
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, of 1311 Sierra Dr., Oregon was held in the Lucas County jail Friday night pending arraignment Monday morning in Toledo Municipal Court.
Fire Pvts. Stephen Machcinski and James Dickman were pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center after being rescued from inside the two-story apartment building at 528 Magnolia St., where they had become trapped.
Abou-Arab has been around Toledo for awhile and some say he has been involved with questionable arson fires involving property he owned in the past.
When you watch the lengthy TV news account, here, you will see shots of Abou-Arab just hanging around and not looking too troubled. Toward the end there is some mention of an illegal substance being sold from a convenience store in the same building he is accused of igniting that resulted in the deaths of the firefighters.
Screen shot from the announcement that Toledo will take Iraqi refugees. Arabic writing on the flag: Allahu Akbar!
So, Toledo (Lucus County) is having such success with its immigrant entrepreneurs that they announced in December that they will “welcome” 30 Iraqis through the US State Department’s refugee program!
Beginning around the first of the year, Toledo will become an immigrant resettlement city. It’s a story we first told you about back in July but now the pieces are in place to make the program a success.
The United States government is looking for communities that can welcome about 30-Iraqi families. Toledo has a long history of welcoming immigrants [like Ray Abou-Arab?–ed] and now it has a social structure that can help.
These communities like Toledo think they are going to make money off refugee resettlement! The reason that the State Department has ‘chosen’ Toledo is that other cities are full-up with economy-robbing refugees. Don’t you think that if refugees brought economic benefits that the cities that were already (supposedly) ‘booming’ as a result would be begging for more?
“New folks, new friends, new families that added value to our community.”
Lucas County Commissioner. Pete Gerken (D) says other immigrants want to build a future here, as well.
The State Department is looking for communities to welcome new refugees from Iraq, in 2014 and Gerken says they should come to Toledo.
He says, “What we found is they come here from other places, bring talent with them, bring family values with them, bring a work ethic with them.”
And, in some cases, they bring a life savings with them.
The Toledo Lucas County Land Bank is now part of this refugee resettlement program and will link immigrants with properties to help them build a life.
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….buy abandoned commercial sites, build a business, create jobs and contribute to the community. [Just like Ray Abou-Arab did?—-ed]
What studies??? It’s amazing—they just say this sort of thing and the locals lap it up!
Anneliese Grytafey (Toledo Community Foundation) says studies indicate a financial gain. “For every dollar that was invested to bring refugees into the community they saw a $10 dollar gain to their local economy,” Grytafey told 13abc.
The local economy gains for awhile as federal dollars flow in, but as the refugees don’t find work (Iraqis are not finding employment elsewhere, why would Toledo be any different?) and rely more and more on welfare, the local economy takes the hit.
[Flag of Iraq (1991-2004) after Saddam Hussein decreed to include “Allahu Akbar” between the stars in his own handwriting, in an attempt to garner support from the Islamic world.]About the flag! Whoever made up the graphic in the ABC news clip took Saddam Hussein’s ‘God is Great’ (Allahu Akbar) off the old Iraqi flag and superimposed it on to the American flag’s stripes, here.
Maybe this is code from the US State Department—only Muslims will be resettled in Toledo!
Update: For all of the new readers coming to this post, please see all of our followups on it, here.
Alert!!!! If you know anyone in Wyoming, please send them this story and tell them to get involved NOW!
Republican Governor Mead ASKED the federal government to open refugee resettlement in Wyoming!
Wyoming,the only state in the nation that has not actively resettled refugees in the over three decades the program has been operating, will soon be getting refugees thanks to Republican Governor Matt Mead and a Congolese refugee ***pitch man.
Will yours be the chosen town or city? It will be if you remain silent!
***Update February 25th: See pack of lies, here.***
The governor wrote a letter in September to the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement saying Wyoming was interested in establishing a public/private center to help refugees.
The federal agency has responded that it was happy to hear of that wish and the work in progress.
Since then, state officials, University of Wyoming officials and the Lutheran Family Services-Rocky Mountain have been working to put a plan together to make it possible.
“There are some federal requirements and we are addressing those,” said Shawn Reese, the policy director in the governor’s office.
Among the decisions to be made is where that resettlement center will be located in Wyoming. University of Wyoming College of Law students will begin a study to determine the best site for that center with a conference call taking place next week to set a timeline for that work.
“They will be conducting community profiles to determine where it makes the most sense,” said Merit Thomas, who also is working on the project. [Will your town or city be the chosen without your consultation (without your knowledge)?—ed]
They don’t know what they are talking about! They (Lutheran Social Services) will receive some initial funding, but Wyoming will be supplying the welfare for YEARS! Do they have any meat or chicken slaughter plants in Wyoming? Is that what the governor wants—cheap laborers?
The center will receive federal funds.
The program provides refugees with some temporary help in finding a home and a job to get them started, but there isn’t a long period of welfare. In Bertine Bahige’s own case, it was just three months. The state also can determine how many refugees it will accept each year. [NO IT WON’T!!!! just ask NH and TN!—ed]
“The center will happen within the next year,” Reese predicted. “We’re trying to get that hammered out.”
“Bertine (Bahige) is a huge player in this,” Thomas said.
Wyomingites must contact the Governor’s Office and get involved in this NOW! See our fact sheet herefor information on what the state is getting itself into!
How do these Republicans not understand that this is part of the Leftist plan to turn RED states BLUE because statistics show that immigrants vote for Democrats who will in turn provide them with more social services!
***Do the people of Wyoming know that the US State Department has announced plans to resettle tens of thousands of Congolese refugees over the next couple of years?
IRELAND WILL ACCEPT 90 Syrian refugees this year, the government has told the United Nation’s refugee agency.
Most will be resettled from host countries in the Middle East and North African region. According to the Department of Justice, they could possibly come from over-populated camps in Lebanon and Jordan.
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Earlier this week, the UK agreed to take up to 500 refugees after a battle with the UNHCR for not signing on to its ‘quota’ programme.
Check out this interesting graphic accompanying the story. I guess that message that the US has agreed to take 2,000 (from the article about US Rep. Pascrell wanting 15,000) hasn’t reached the UN. Frankly, I didn’t think the 2,000 was a done deal yet because the security screening will take a long time and we are already 4 months into the fiscal year.
Crazy Germany! FBI:Who are these Syrians moving into Europe?
