Florida: Refugee contractors squabble over government boodle

I have to admit this is some great reporting at the Huffington Post. It adds considerable detail to a dispute we knew a little about, but more importantly it is a window into the ‘souls’ of the ‘humanitarian’ refugee contractors. We have been telling readers for years that resettling refugees, and in this case taking care … Continue reading Florida: Refugee contractors squabble over government boodle

Office of Refugee Resettlement threatens governors, says they can't discriminate against Syrians

Looks like the ACLU and the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) are on the same page. The way to solve the latest argument by the Obama Administration and the NO borders gang is to defund all refugee resettlement in the upcoming ‘omnibus’ and not single-out the Syrians for special treatment. First Reema (from Jeh Johnson) … Continue reading Office of Refugee Resettlement threatens governors, says they can't discriminate against Syrians

Drilling down on federal contractors that launder your money to local agencies—Twin Falls again

The spotlight in the Twin Falls, Idaho controversy shifts from the big business interests we mentioned in our previous post, to the major federal contractor that is really calling the shots — not the local College of Southern Idaho Refugee Program. The federal resettlement contractor, located in Arlington, Virginia is known in the refugee industry … Continue reading Drilling down on federal contractors that launder your money to local agencies—Twin Falls again

Lobbying arm for refugee contractors holds press conference, wants 200,000 refugees and $2 billion in additional funding

Before you read this article, please have a look at a recent post we wrote about the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) which was only a few months ago stumping for 65,000 Syrians.   It is a lobbying consortium of  supposedly non-profit groups posing as simply charitable humanitarian groups when in fact they are almost exclusively funded … Continue reading Lobbying arm for refugee contractors holds press conference, wants 200,000 refugees and $2 billion in additional funding

Ken Tota takes over temporarily at federal Office of Refugee Resettlement

Leaving some juicy stories not yet posted today, we’ve gotta take care of a little Washington inside baseball for our diehard readers. Many of you know that there was some controversy involving the ‘Unaccompanied minors’ crisis that caused the head honcho at the Office of Refugee Resettlement to abruptly resign late last year.  We mentioned … Continue reading Ken Tota takes over temporarily at federal Office of Refugee Resettlement