Tennessean op-ed: Catholic Bishops must contribute more; consult communities

Update January 26th:  The Nashville Scene doesn’t like Barnett’s commentary, attacks Barnett Alinsky-style.  They are so predictable. On the heels of my post yesterday about the US Conference of Catholic Bishops “National Migration Week” comes this zinger of an opinion piece from longtime observer of the federal government’s refugee resettlement program, Don Barnett, published in … Continue reading Tennessean op-ed: Catholic Bishops must contribute more; consult communities

NH Senate kills refugee moratorium bill; phony “grassroots” group organized

The New Hampshire on-again-off-again refugee resettlement moratorium bill is apparently dead for now. Here is the short story from AP: CONCORD, N.H.—The New Hampshire Senate has killed a bill that would have let cities and towns enact moratoriums of up to one year on allowing refugees to settle in their communities. Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas … Continue reading NH Senate kills refugee moratorium bill; phony “grassroots” group organized

Maine the welfare magnet, what happens when the system crashes?

I wrote this post in 2009—Somali Migration to Maine: it’s the welfare magnet, stupid!   On some days, like yesterday, it is our top post of the day.   Maybe that is because the Sun Journal in Lewiston just two days ago published a big squishy piece about how Lewiston, the Somali epicenter in the state, is … Continue reading Maine the welfare magnet, what happens when the system crashes?