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South Dakota one of Four States that won’t get Afghan Evacuees (yet!)

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“We had really significant concerns about our ability to provide the level of support to help make that integration successful.” (Rebecca Kiesow-Knudsen of Lutheran Social Services South Dakota)   Wow! I can’t believe a refugee contractor is actually telling the truth!  No, they don’t have the resources and neither does South Dakota or America for … Continue reading South Dakota one of Four States that won’t get Afghan Evacuees (yet!)

540 Local Elected Officials Tell Trump to Open Refugee Pipeline

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I told you here that the refugee industry was working on a letter to the President urging him to get the refugee flow into America moving again. Yesterday they sent the letter with 540 signatories. Says Amnesty International: By signing this letter, these elected officials have joined together to voice their commitment to welcoming refugees … Continue reading 540 Local Elected Officials Tell Trump to Open Refugee Pipeline

Food Processing Immigrant Labor Force Still Causing Problems Due to Chinese Virus

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Large swaths of the refugee/immigrant labor force that came to America (or who were brought here by the federal government) to provide a ready supply of cheap labor for giant global corporations are still sick or are afraid to return to work in the meatpacking industry. The Chinese virus has exposed a great vulnerability not … Continue reading Food Processing Immigrant Labor Force Still Causing Problems Due to Chinese Virus

Memory Lane: Meatpackers Work Directly with ‘Religious’ Refugee Contractors

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Because it is all over the news these days, I figured this might be a good time to repost some stories that you might not have seen or have long since forgotten.  Like this one from 2017 (sure is good we were able to recover RRW when it was removed from the web last summer!): … Continue reading Memory Lane: Meatpackers Work Directly with ‘Religious’ Refugee Contractors