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Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: Bring more Haitians so they can send money back to Haiti

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Apparently bills have been introduced in Congress to hurry up and bring more Haitians to the US.   The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is backing the idea.  I’m guessing if I went to the other eight major volag  (federal refugee contractor) websites I would find a similar endorsement of the bills. So let’s see, we have huge … Continue reading Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: Bring more Haitians so they can send money back to Haiti

Miami Herald: Maybe as many as 200,000 Haitians illegally in US will apply for TPS

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We told you about the Obama Administration’s decision to grant illegal alien Haitians already in the US before the earthquake Temporary Protected Status here. Now comes word, oops! that the number is far greater than originally thought.  The Obama administration is preparing to handle applications from as many as 200,000 undocumented Haitian immigrants who want … Continue reading Miami Herald: Maybe as many as 200,000 Haitians illegally in US will apply for TPS

Columbus Somalis complain that anti-terror laws hinder remittance business

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Columbus, Ohio has the second largest Somali refugee population* in the US, but banks there have halted remittance programs that allow Somalis to send money ‘home’  fearing the money will end up in the hands of terrorists.  From the Columbus Dispatch: For months, Somalis living in Columbus have complained that it has become increasingly difficult to send money home … Continue reading Columbus Somalis complain that anti-terror laws hinder remittance business

RRW goes to Washington for Senate Homeland Security hearing

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I got up very early yesterday and joined thousands of commuters from western Maryland to make the trek to Washington, DC (lucky for me it’s only the rare occasion that I join them!)    As I reported here last night, Senator Joe Lieberman’s Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on the missing Somali “youths”, former refugees or … Continue reading RRW goes to Washington for Senate Homeland Security hearing