Switzerland taking Malta’s illegal aliens now too

….but didn’t let the public know for months! Longtime readers know that we have followed the story of poor Malta, an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea, that has become the target of human traffickers with their African cargo for years.   The problems for Malta were exacerbated during the Bush Administration when the US State … Continue reading Switzerland taking Malta’s illegal aliens now too

Some facts from State Department press conference in Switzerland last week

The Acting Asst. Secretary for the Office of Population, Refugees and Migration answered questions about the US Refugee Resettlement Program in Geneva last week.  There is nothing earth-shattering here but it gives you some further idea of how Refugee Resettlement works (one of the reasons we write this blog in the first place). Samuel Whitten told reporters at … Continue reading Some facts from State Department press conference in Switzerland last week

Anger at immigrants from Switzerland to South Africa

I was planning to tell you what the Swiss will vote on in about a week when blulitespecial sent me this interesting article about anti-immigrant riots in South Africa.  Two countries on separate continents with very different cultures and they are both blowing up, each in its own way, about immigrants. According to Time, citizens of … Continue reading Anger at immigrants from Switzerland to South Africa

Asylum seekers on the rise, Switzerland not so eager to take more

A European born cousin of mine asked me this past weekend about Switzerland.  Does it take refugees and asylum seekers?   I didn’t know, but just today comes a report about the rise in numbers of people seeking asylum in Europe that answers the question.   Iraqis are responsible for the rise according to this article in Swiss.info.  … Continue reading Asylum seekers on the rise, Switzerland not so eager to take more

Germany No Longer the Go-to Country in Europe for Migrants Seeking Asylum

Invasion of Europe news…. As I said the other day, there isn’t much news about refugees in the US in the wake of the Chinese virus shutdown except for the fluffy-puffy stories like this one from St. Louis where we learn about the challenging times (no jobs!) a new refugee family from the DR Congo … Continue reading Germany No Longer the Go-to Country in Europe for Migrants Seeking Asylum