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Part III: Refugee Council USA tells Obama we need to resettle 45,000 Iraqis this year

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I’ve been telling you about the briefing book prepared by the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) for Obama and the 111th Congress.   (See Part I and Part II) Today I’m writing about the section (page 6) entitled:  Iraqi Humanitarian and Displacement Crisis.  Right off the bat, I’m ticked off.  They define the problem with this first sentence:  “Millions … Continue reading Part III: Refugee Council USA tells Obama we need to resettle 45,000 Iraqis this year

Part II: Refugee Council USA wants to dramatically increase refugee numbers

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Yesterday, I told you about the Refugee Council USA’s “Recommendations and Actions for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress.”     Today, in Part II, Im reporting on this preposterous proposal: they want to double the number of refugees we take in 2010 and yet we aren’t able to find work for the ones we are bringing now.  … Continue reading Part II: Refugee Council USA wants to dramatically increase refugee numbers

Part I: Refugee Council USA has recommendations for Obama and Congress

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The Refugee Council USA is a consortium of groups involved in the refugee industry.   Recently I came across their briefing book for the new Administration and the 111th Congress.  You will find it here. There are many recommendations and so I’ll write about this in a couple of posts.    Since we have been discussing the … Continue reading Part I: Refugee Council USA has recommendations for Obama and Congress

Here They Come! Ethiopian Resettlement Contractor Wants More Refugees in Small Town Vermont

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And, so does Vermont’s Republican Governor Phil Scott who has (according to the AP) asked Harris/Biden for more refugees! It is surprising isn’t it that Vermont, the homeland of Bernie Socialist Sanders really hasn’t ‘welcomed’ very many refugees compared even to other states of a similar size, but all of that might change starting in … Continue reading Here They Come! Ethiopian Resettlement Contractor Wants More Refugees in Small Town Vermont