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Dover, NH update: No refugees coming (yet!), but mayor wants a plan and federal legislation…

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…..that would give local communities more say in the matter, assure financial help! This is an update of the hot story we reported last summer about the possibility of the US State Department granting authority to a wannabe refugee resettlement agency to begin resettling refugees into the Tri-cities area of New Hampshire.  The nascent plan … Continue reading Dover, NH update: No refugees coming (yet!), but mayor wants a plan and federal legislation…

Sudanese refugee, with long record of run-ins with the law, murdered in Portland, Maine

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His former lawyer anguishes over belief that the system fails refugee children.  This may be the first Portland murder this year, but it sure isn’t the first crime involving refugees in Maine in recent years.  A quick look at our archives (five minutes!) and I see several cases we reported on of crimes involving youthful … Continue reading Sudanese refugee, with long record of run-ins with the law, murdered in Portland, Maine

Maine governor re-elected, keeps his word, cuts welfare for illegal aliens, asylum seekers

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Longtime readers know we have closely followed the controversy in Maine (archive here) where the state had gained a reputation around the country (and probably the third-world) as the state to go to and apply for asylum.  Why?  Because even as federal law does not say asylum seekers can get welfare during their wait for … Continue reading Maine governor re-elected, keeps his word, cuts welfare for illegal aliens, asylum seekers

Hey Maine dummies: Just because they are Africans doesn’t mean they carry Ebola

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And, you know stereotyping is very wrong and doing so makes you a very very bad person. I just re-read this article and wondered why it was news. We know here at RRW that Maine is in overload with its mostly African immigrants and the recent rush of asylum seekers, but this article is nothing … Continue reading Hey Maine dummies: Just because they are Africans doesn’t mean they carry Ebola