They are changing America by changing the people
And, Greeley, CO and Shelbyville, TN? If you said lots of refugees and immigrants and meatpacking you would be right. But, also lousy immigrant drivers are reported in each community as well. When one reads these stories from several cities, one wonders how on earth are they passing driving tests? Yesterday I told you about … Continue reading What do Garden City, KS and Ft. Morgan, CO have in common?
LOL! I hope I can stick with doing a series because juicy fresh news is so much more fun to write about. But here goes…. I’m sure many of you wonder how the resettlement contractors, the nine*** I always mention, end up with millions and millions of taxpayer dollars when they are paid by the … Continue reading How resettlement contractors get federal bucks (a series)
The structure of the US Refugee Admissions Program as designed by then Senator Ted Kennedy (with his sidekick Joe Biden) and signed in to law by Jimmy Carter in March 1980 is crumbling (crumpling, whatever) and I want to know— Where is Congress? The original concept—non-profit groups being paid by the head to place refugees—is … Continue reading Trump refugee admissions slowdown shows US refugee program built on budgetary quicksand
It is that time of year when homeowners and hobby gardeners are out with high hopes for their small crops of spinach, beans and tomatoes. It is also the time of the year we can expect warm and fuzzy stories about how refugees are gardening with the help of their federal resettlement contractors and your … Continue reading Rich International Rescue Committee gets richer with grants for refugee gardens
From time to time I’ve posted stories on refugee resettlement offices closing due to the fact that fewer refugees (aka paying clients) are now arriving in the US (see post yesterday with latest numbers), but I don’t post all of them. This one caught my eye because I have written many times over the years … Continue reading Kansas: Refugee office to close in "slaughterhouse" city