Lewiston, Maine Somalis here to stay, get used to it! Everything copacetic!

Bates College in Lewiston held an evening program on Monday to send the message that all was calm now in Lewiston, ME, that indeed the locals have gotten the message and are now accepting of the large Somali population growing in their midst. Maybe an occasional “micro-aggression” will occur, but for the most part, critics … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine Somalis here to stay, get used to it! Everything copacetic!

Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor in hot water over remarks about Somalis

Update September 28th:  Thanks to reader ‘riveratlantic’ for alerting us, but it seems that the Mayor is saying different things to different people, here. And, can you imagine it!  Lewiston, Maine is one of the Nation’s twenty five LEAST diverse cities, that in spite of the 6000 plus Somali refugees living there. So what did … Continue reading Lewiston, Maine’s Mayor in hot water over remarks about Somalis

CAIR threatens Lewiston, Maine School District

November 28th:  Watch a TV report on the controversy, here.  November 22nd:  For more background on the Somali migration to Lewiston and the role of Catholic Charities, go here. Here we go!  Lewiston, the city that has struggled for years ever since federal government contractors, such as Catholic Charities, chose it as a site for refugee resettlement [correction: I am … Continue reading CAIR threatens Lewiston, Maine School District

Maine: Writer Says Lewiston’s Somali Makeover is Good for the City; But Was She Completely Honest?

Mainer Cynthia Anderson recently published a book about how 6,000 plus Somali refugees are busy resuscitating a supposedly dying Maine city. No surprise that the Star Tribune, in the heart of Little Mogadishu, MN, reviewed Anderson’s book.  One quote in the review stands out and it makes my blood boil! “I also think journalists, including … Continue reading Maine: Writer Says Lewiston’s Somali Makeover is Good for the City; But Was She Completely Honest?

Maine: Asylum seekers being lured to Lewiston, Mayor says STOP!

More problems for Lewiston, Maine which became the Somali capital of New England more than ten years ago now (see Somali Migration to Maine: It’s the welfare magnet!) Now we see that the asylum racket has Maine by the short hairs as one of the few states that gives welfare benefits to “asylum seekers.”   Most … Continue reading Maine: Asylum seekers being lured to Lewiston, Mayor says STOP!