Senator Rand Paul: ‘Immigration reform’ must include improved security measures

05/31/2013 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Paul: Refugee program deserves more scrutiny! After reading the opening paragraphs of Paul’s op-ed in the Washington Times today, one might think Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has been reading RRW! All of the cases he cites have been reported on these pages! Fazliddin Kurbanov is from Uzbekistan, a Central Asian country that borders Afghanistan. This … Continue reading Senator Rand Paul: ‘Immigration reform’ must include improved security measures

Why are we importing Uzbeks in the first place?

05/27/2013 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Here is a news account from a supposedly independent news outlet in Uzbekistan (UzNews) that suggests that the government of Uzbekistan (a Muslim government) has ‘set-up’ Uzbeks in the West as terrorists so they might clamp down on their own radical Islamists at home—huh? Frankly, I don’t know what the reporter is getting at, I … Continue reading Why are we importing Uzbeks in the first place?

Colorado: Uzbek refugee arrested on terror charges

01/31/2012 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Update Feb 8th: Suspect pleads not guilty, here. Update Feb 3: Muhtarov says he is innocent, here. Update Feb 2: A blogger has a much more detailed account of what might be going on with this terrorist suspect and the US government, but his post raises more questions then it answers. Update Feb. 1: Washington … Continue reading Colorado: Uzbek refugee arrested on terror charges

One more article about how refugee program slowed by stepped-up security checks

03/04/2012 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

I’ve lost track of how many times we have heard the story about how refugee resettlement has slowed due to the discovery that some terrorists might get into the US through the program. This incarnation is from the Denver Post a couple of days ago and I feel obligated to post it, if for no … Continue reading One more article about how refugee program slowed by stepped-up security checks

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