Utah political operative urges Utahns to oppose Trump pick for refugee program head

I told you the other day, that the Trump Administration is putting up Utah resident and former State Department Foreign Service Officer, Ron Mortensen, for the top post at the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. The position requires Senate approval and this is the beginning of what lies ahead for Mortensen on The Hill. … Continue reading Utah political operative urges Utahns to oppose Trump pick for refugee program head

NH: Rohingya refugee accused sex offender should never have been here

Apparently the judicial system in NH can’t find an interpreter to communicate with him.  (By the way, taxpayers must pay for the interpreters thanks to a Bill Clinton Executive order still followed by Trump.) But, my first thought, on reading this latest news from New Hampshire (our first post on the case is here), is … Continue reading NH: Rohingya refugee accused sex offender should never have been here

Tensions grow in Ft. Wayne, IN over placement of Rohingya Muslims in Burmese neighborhoods

Update October 8th: 22 Rohingya (posing as refugees) in Bangladesh charged in massacre of Hindus, here. This is not new news to me! I’ve been hearing about this problem for years—the US State Department, with unwavering faith, seems to think it can place Muslims in Christian communities and the melting pot will perform its magic … Continue reading Tensions grow in Ft. Wayne, IN over placement of Rohingya Muslims in Burmese neighborhoods

Crooks, thieves and fraudsters: You will never be told their immigration status

I get questions almost daily from readers who would like statistics on immigrant criminals, specifically they want data on crimes committed by refugees, asylum seekers, unaccompanied alien children, other legals and illegals.  As far as I know, no such data is available to the public and I doubt it is being maintained by law enforcement … Continue reading Crooks, thieves and fraudsters: You will never be told their immigration status

Refugees do NOT bring in more tax dollars than they consume in social services

This news was all over my alerts yesterday morning (one version of the story at Business Insider): Study finds refugees actually pay the US government thousands more than they get from it The glowing (and deceptive) report was clearly released now as a run-up to World Refugee Day next Tuesday and has probably been widely … Continue reading Refugees do NOT bring in more tax dollars than they consume in social services