Long time refugee advocate and refugee agency CEO is gone

This isn’t exactly breaking news! Lavinia Limon stepped down as head of the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) last October according to a statement by the head of its board of directors. However, it may not have been a voluntary retirement. Someone recently reported to me that she was “forced” out during a … Continue reading Long time refugee advocate and refugee agency CEO is gone

Chobani Yogurt update: plant expansion planned for Twin Falls, Idaho

Idaho Republican governor Otter praised the yogurt tycoon. Here is the story from the Utica, NY Observer-Dispatch: The founder and CEO of Chobani has no regrets about moving part of his Greek yogurt company to south-central Idaho, a region embroiled in the national debate over refugee resettlement that spread to company boycotts by far-right bloggers and … Continue reading Chobani Yogurt update: plant expansion planned for Twin Falls, Idaho

Refugee resettlement is driven by a desire for cheap compliant labor, not humanitarianism

“….these are really good workers. They show up on time. They say ‘yes’ when they are told what to do. They do what is necessary for their survival.” (Lavinia Limon, CEO USCRI)   Ten years ago, when I first started writing this blog, NO ONE ever said a word publicly about refugee admissions being desirable … Continue reading Refugee resettlement is driven by a desire for cheap compliant labor, not humanitarianism

Two US refugee Islamic terrorists, caught earlier, are back in the news

Repeatedly we are told by the refugee industry propagandists variously that no refugees admitted to the US have committed terrorist acts, or no Americans have died at the hands of refugees, or that none caught had planned to hurt Americans (just wanted to commit their violence on foreign soil).  There is always a clarifying comment … Continue reading Two US refugee Islamic terrorists, caught earlier, are back in the news