500,000 Syrian 'refugees' return home to Syria in the last 6 months!

Here is the news being reported everywhere in the last couple of day…. So, if they were all escaping  the Syrian regime and it is still in place, why return?  Truth is they weren’t all running from Assad, but from rebels and ISIS. From Qasioun News: Agencies (Qasioun) – The U.N. refugees agency UNHCR said … Continue reading 500,000 Syrian 'refugees' return home to Syria in the last 6 months!

Syrian 'refugees' in Turkey headed home to celebrate Muslim holiday….

….and some plan to stay in Syria! So, good news on World Refugee Day, right!  Syrians want to go home, so why is the UN distributing them around the world? From Reuters  (hat tip: Diane): Carrying suitcases, shopping bags and toddlers, thousands of refugees walked back home into Syria from Turkey on Thursday ahead of … Continue reading Syrian 'refugees' in Turkey headed home to celebrate Muslim holiday….

Trump has admitted 12,218 refugees since Inauguration Day: 1,472 Syrians, 1,359 Somalis

Since we are coming up on 100 days I was anxious to see how Trump was doing with his campaign promise to (at least) put a moratorium on the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days to review how refugees are vetted and look to assure “extreme vetting” was put in place. Ho hum! Isn’t … Continue reading Trump has admitted 12,218 refugees since Inauguration Day: 1,472 Syrians, 1,359 Somalis

Trump Admin comes in at just short of 900 refugees in past week; Syrian numbers way down

We were shocked to learn here that, although Donald Trump said he wanted a 120-day moratorium on refugee resettlement so as to evaluate whether we are doing “extreme vetting,” the US State Department would be admitting 900 refugees a week. I just checked the numbers at Wrapsnet and from last Friday (4/14) to yesterday, we … Continue reading Trump Admin comes in at just short of 900 refugees in past week; Syrian numbers way down

Trump crosses 40,000 refugees mark! Over 900 in past week! Syrians lead the pack in last 4 weeks

It has been 4 weeks since President Trump announced his 120-day “moratorium” on refugee resettlement as part of the court-halted Executive Order.  And, for the umpteenth time, I repeat that the President did not have to even announce any “moratorium” or put it in an Executive Order!  He has the power to simply stop the … Continue reading Trump crosses 40,000 refugees mark! Over 900 in past week! Syrians lead the pack in last 4 weeks