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Pennsylvania: Somali baby feared murdered by man allegedly on terror watch list

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Diversity is beautiful alert! Here is another Somali in Pennsylvania story (see Erie earlier today) this time one with an apparently sad ending.   A Pakistani man is under arrest for kidnapping his Somali girl friend’s baby.  Authorities near York, PA are searching for the 7-month-old, but are not hopeful of finding him alive. Here is … Continue reading Pennsylvania: Somali baby feared murdered by man allegedly on terror watch list

Maine Senator Angus King: We want more immigrants in Maine!

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We want more immigrants in Maine and in America because Thomas Jefferson said that’s good for America!  (Or I think he did! Well, sort of!). King opened a floor speech last week with words from Jefferson that frankly I read three or four times and couldn’t figure out how the words fit today’s immigration situation, … Continue reading Maine Senator Angus King: We want more immigrants in Maine!

(New film) Return of the Primitive: Refugee Resettlement in America

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That’s the title of an 18 minute documentary from ‘Indomitable realist’ you should watch.  I think it’s just out today.   Hat tip: Brad It features Somalis in Minnesota, Lewiston, ME, and Shelbyville, TN.  It includes one segment on the Lost Boys of Sudan. I didn’t know Glenn Beck talked about the State Department populating Rep. … Continue reading (New film) Return of the Primitive: Refugee Resettlement in America

Former refugee resettlement worker blows the whistle on refugee program failures; calls for moratorium

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In a must-read letter to the US State Department a 25-year veteran of the International Rescue Committee (one of the largest of the top nine federal contractors) calls for a moratorium on refugee resettlement until the ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement) and the volags (contractors) get their act together. Consider this long-time Boston resident’s comments … Continue reading Former refugee resettlement worker blows the whistle on refugee program failures; calls for moratorium

Come and get it! Free government money for “culturally appropriate” child care

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Your tax dollars! We have a sequester.  The federal government is shortly going to lay off large swaths of its workforce, including the military, yet the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is still sending out announcements for applications for micro-enterprise grants to non-profits so they can further distribute your tax dollars to refugee ‘entrepreneurs’ who … Continue reading Come and get it! Free government money for “culturally appropriate” child care