Chicago again! Angry Africans demand more money for refugees

There is no doubt in my mind that these recent articles in the Chicago Tribune are orchestrated and meant to create a crisis in order to push Congress to “reform” the Refugee Resettlement program by allocating it more money.  Afterall, this is Chicago and Ed Silverman has been around long enough to know the basics of … Continue reading Chicago again! Angry Africans demand more money for refugees

Why do we continue to resettle refugees in dangerous Chicago slums?

Update:   For the whole article from the Chicago Tribune that must have been published in segments, go here, to the Baltimore Sun. This post was originally going to be about another bunch of Iraqi refugees being resettled in slums—in Chicago this time—but when I did a little research a name kept coming up and it rang … Continue reading Why do we continue to resettle refugees in dangerous Chicago slums?

Meatpackers recruit refugees, no, you are kidding!

Update September 15th:   Chris Coen of Friends of Refugees, who legitimately watches out for the well-being of refugees by keeping an eye on volags (non-profit government contractors), the State Department, and others in the refugee resettlement industry, left the following comment to this Chicago article: Has anyone asked why 17 refugees are living crammed into a three-bedroom apartment in … Continue reading Meatpackers recruit refugees, no, you are kidding!

Montana Mayor Apologizes for Signing onto Appeal for 95,000 Refugees for 2020

I guess he got an earful from Montana citizens! In case you are wondering, Mayor Bob Kelly didn’t send a letter to the US State Department in response to the President’s reform effort that we have been writing about almost daily, but had earlier joined a list (apparently still growing) of elected officials across 46 … Continue reading Montana Mayor Apologizes for Signing onto Appeal for 95,000 Refugees for 2020

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society lectures Trump; never mentions its pecuniary interest in refugees

This is one more in my continuing update and review of the financial positions of the nine major federal refugee resettlement contractors. Here we have HIAS CEO Mark Hetfield admonishing Donald Trump on the day after his big win last Tuesday. I might respect the resettlement contractors a bit if they would make it clear … Continue reading Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society lectures Trump; never mentions its pecuniary interest in refugees