They are changing America by changing the people
I’ve had a pile of stuff on the on-going conflict involving Denmark and the Iraqi refugees they have been deporting, but lacking time, have posted little of it. So, just accept this simple summary. Many Iraqis who arrived (presumably illegally and then asked for asylum) in Denmark have been ordered deported. So, political activists hid them in … Continue reading Denmark: We will take Burmese refugees, but not Iraqis
Here is a story, this time from USA Today, about Iraqi refugees hearing that life is tough in the US and having second thoughts about coming, BAGHDAD — When Haider Abbas applied for a refugee visa to the U.S. more than a year ago, moving to America seemed like a no-brainer. An American contractor for whom … Continue reading Iraqi government helping finance unhappy refugees return to Iraq (from the US!)
For Iraqi refugees that is the question. I’ve read at least 20 stories about unhappy Iraqi refugees in 15 states, but this one is probably the most wrenching. The subject of this story is a well-educated and formerly prosperous Iraqi family resettled in Oakland, CA. From Oakland North, it begins: When I knocked on the door of … Continue reading Iraqi refugee: Why did the US bring so many refugees if they aren’t ready to host them?
We have told you in many previous posts (here is the most recent) that there are Iraqi Palestinians living in camps along the Iraq/Syria border. They have been displaced from homes in Iraq because they were favorites of Saddam Hussein, so they became unfavorites for all those he had persecuted during his dictatorship. No one wants … Continue reading Plea from Refugees International to bring Iraqi Palestinians to US
Gary Trudeau is running a story line on Iraqi Christian refugees in his Doonesbury comic strip. It’s called a flashback, so I guess these strips appeared before, though I don’t remember them. His line is that the media is covering up the story of these Christians. Specifically, a Fox News reporter, probably the least likely to … Continue reading Doonesbury covers Iraqi Christian refugees