Ft. Morgan, CO article discusses the challenges of refugee overload

No jobs! Disrespect for rental property! Don’t speak English! Need more child care! Not enough housing for refugees! Back in 2008 we wrote about “welcoming” Ft. Morgan, CO home of agribusiness giant Cargill.  By the way, do you think Senator Jeff Sessions was referring to Cargill when he said the meat packers were driving the … Continue reading Ft. Morgan, CO article discusses the challenges of refugee overload

Denver Post tries really really hard to convince us that everything is peachy in Ft. Morgan

Somali boy in Ft. Morgan, CO: “This is the United States….. Everyone can come.” I haven’t written about the “welcoming” city of Ft. Morgan in a long time.   In 2005 a large number of Somalis got the word that Cargill meatpacking was the place to work and have been flooding into the city ever since.  … Continue reading Denver Post tries really really hard to convince us that everything is peachy in Ft. Morgan

Ft. Morgan, CO Police Chief sent to Denmark to learn more about refugees

The trip, sponsored by the US State Department as part of a program to help communities deal with a refugee influx, is detailed here in a lengthy article in the Ft. Morgan Times: Fort Morgan Police Chief Keith Kuretich spent two weeks in Denmark recently talking with of-ficials about Fort Morgan’s experience with refugees and … Continue reading Ft. Morgan, CO Police Chief sent to Denmark to learn more about refugees