Almost 15,000 Burmese Muslims brought to US in last ten years

Yesterday, Obama was in Malaysia promising that our doors were open to Burmese Muslims known as the Rohingya. Here are some numbers for you.  I went back ten fiscal years.  The vast majority of the refugees we take from Burma (aka Myanmar) are Christians.  See data base here (you will have to choose your parameters). … Continue reading Almost 15,000 Burmese Muslims brought to US in last ten years

Malaysia: Obama (today) meets with Rohingya (Burmese) Muslims on way to US

This story is a Drudge headline this morning:  Obama defiant: vows more refugees. ***Update*** November 22:  Almost 15,000 Burmese Muslim came in as refugees in last ten years, here. He is in Malaysia, a safe Muslim country which is sending Rohingya Muslims (who arrive there illegally) to America!  So while we have anxiety about Syrian … Continue reading Malaysia: Obama (today) meets with Rohingya (Burmese) Muslims on way to US

In refugee-saturated Buffalo, NY, violence leaves Burmese refugee paralyzed

This is a story we have written before, not the specific refugee nor the specific city, but the story about violence perpetrated against refugees as the resettlement contractors overload poor neighborhoods with third world refugees (many of whom have lived protected lives in UN camps) who don’t know how to live among thugs who are … Continue reading In refugee-saturated Buffalo, NY, violence leaves Burmese refugee paralyzed

In refugee-saturated North Carolina, Burmese refugee kills Burmese children in his neighborhood

Update March 19th:  See refugee agency “disturbed” and quick to say refugees have criminal background checks before arriving in the US.  So what about mental illness screening?  The victims had only been in the US for just a little over 4 months. He was described as crazy and people feared him. So the next time … Continue reading In refugee-saturated North Carolina, Burmese refugee kills Burmese children in his neighborhood

Burmese refugee shot by police after taking machete to police dog, threatening officers

A representative of his refugee resettlement agency says he was mentally ill and the police handled it wrong.  Should have found a translator they say. This is just one more example of the mental illness we are welcoming to America and the language problems being experienced by police and first responders.  See Waterloo, Iowa just … Continue reading Burmese refugee shot by police after taking machete to police dog, threatening officers