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Washington State: Somali rape case to be retried, enormous costs for interpreters alone!

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This is an interesting story even if it wasn’t about a Somali rape trial that must be repeated at enormous cost to the King County taxpayers.  It seems that if jurors do ‘googling’ related to the case, the case must be retried. But, it’s the cost to “welcoming” communities of refugee crime cases that draws … Continue reading Washington State: Somali rape case to be retried, enormous costs for interpreters alone!

Dragging out the refugees to protest in Washington State

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No sooner had I written this short post earlier today on Washington State cutting taxpayer-funded benefits for refugees, when I came across this piece by the Associated Press about refugees going to the state house to demonstrate against the cuts.   Oh brother, have these groups like the International Rescue Committee (IRC) no shame—using the refugees … Continue reading Dragging out the refugees to protest in Washington State