Refugees International: Tell Obama to resettle 105,500 Iraqis into US

11/22/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Ken Bacon*, head of a major refugee industry lobbying group, Refugees International (RI), urged his supporters to send letters to President-elect Obama and tell him to increase the number of Iraqi refugees entering the US to 105,500 (and they aren’t promoting the truly persecuted Christians), while the Bush Administration has proposed 17,000. Our worldwide ceiling for FY2009 is … Continue reading Refugees International: Tell Obama to resettle 105,500 Iraqis into US

Iraqi Palestinian refugees going to Chile

10/28/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Another short post: You know I think I have seen more angst by the NGO’s and the UN over the Palestinian friends of Saddam (now refugees) then over the Christian Iraqis suffering at the hands of Muslim extremists. Here is an article about the Palestinians being resettled in Chile. Did you know that Chile has a … Continue reading Iraqi Palestinian refugees going to Chile

More Christian Iraqis become refugees

10/15/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Seems that the new Iraqi government is unable or unwilling to protect its religious minorities and makes me wonder what we have helped create. More Christians run for their lives in Iraq: BAGHDAD — Cars and trucks loaded with suitcases, mattresses and passengers cradling baskets stuffed with clothes lined up at checkpoints Monday to flee … Continue reading More Christian Iraqis become refugees

UN and Iraqi government disagree on returned refugees

10/10/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

I don’t see the significance of this, but I’m reporting it in case it shines a light on something I learn later on. According to Gulf News, A dispute is raging between the United Nations and the Iraqi government on the number of Iraqi refugees living abroad – particularly in Jordan, Syria and Egypt – … Continue reading UN and Iraqi government disagree on returned refugees

US to up Iraqi refugee numbers to 17,000, Refugees International says it’s not enough

09/12/2008 ~ Ann Corcoran ~ Leave a comment

Update September 13th: More on this story here. State Department briefing More here: I had originally linked the Reuters story at the bottom of this post in which US State Department Ambassador James Foley says tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees will come in 2009 because I don’t think it will happen and I wondered … Continue reading US to up Iraqi refugee numbers to 17,000, Refugees International says it’s not enough

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