Wall Street Journal's immigration writer ticks me off with fluff on "welcoming" Utah

I’ve got other things I’m working on this morning, but have put them on hold so I can blow off steam!  A reader just sent me this story….grrrrr! Wall Street Journal reporter Miriam Jordan writes ‘authoritatively’ on Muslim refugees going to”welcoming” Utah and fails to mention the horrific murder case that dragged on for years … Continue reading Wall Street Journal's immigration writer ticks me off with fluff on "welcoming" Utah

Nebraska bill would place financial responsibility on refugee resettlement contractors

All over the country, various governors and state legislatures are attempting to get some control over the UN/US State Department Refugee Admissions Program which has, up until now, placed third world refugees in cities and towns in 48 states with no serious attempt to get local input. Now I see that a bill has been … Continue reading Nebraska bill would place financial responsibility on refugee resettlement contractors

Utah: Burmese Muslim refugee sentenced in brutal rape/murder of little girl

Diversity is strength alert! For long-time readers, Esar Met should be a familiar name.  He was convicted of raping and murdering a fellow refugee—a little Christian girl—in the apartment complex where naive resettlement agency employees and the US State Department had placed him. Right after the murder in 2008, it was not too difficult for … Continue reading Utah: Burmese Muslim refugee sentenced in brutal rape/murder of little girl

Utah murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Burmese Muslim refugee

It was a trial that riveted readers of The Salt Lake Tribune for the last couple of weeks, but barely made news outside of Utah.  Esar Met, a Burmese Muslim man, was arrested in 2008 for the brutal sexual assault and murder of a 7-year-old Burmese girl in their Salt Lake City apartment building.   A … Continue reading Utah murder trial ends with guilty verdict for Burmese Muslim refugee