Roanoke, VA refugee director to retire

Roanoke, VA is the largest refugee resettlement site in that state, partially thanks to the ‘Dragon Lady’ director of Refugee and Immigration Services,  Barbara Smith who will soon retire.    For financial reasons, according to the Roanoke Times , Refugee and Immigration Services will soon merge with Catholic Charities.   I’m bringing you this information and this article simply … Continue reading Roanoke, VA refugee director to retire

Winchester City Council Wants More Information Before ‘Welcoming’ Impoverished Refugees

Good for them! Of course Church World Service will give them rosy responses to their request for more information, but at least they can make a more informed decision before changing Winchester forever. See my earlier report on Winchester, Virginia: It Begins: Federal Contractors Out Scouring America for New Target Towns for Biden Refugees   … Continue reading Winchester City Council Wants More Information Before ‘Welcoming’ Impoverished Refugees

540 Local Elected Officials Tell Trump to Open Refugee Pipeline

I told you here that the refugee industry was working on a letter to the President urging him to get the refugee flow into America moving again. Yesterday they sent the letter with 540 signatories. Says Amnesty International: By signing this letter, these elected officials have joined together to voice their commitment to welcoming refugees … Continue reading 540 Local Elected Officials Tell Trump to Open Refugee Pipeline

42 Governors and 100 Local Elected Bodies have said YES! to More Refugees

[Correction: In my first headline I said 43 governors said yes. 42 said yes, and one, Texas, has said no.] When I saw this story at the New York Times this morning bashing some local communities for saying no to more refugees, it reminded me to tell you where the consents stand to date. The … Continue reading 42 Governors and 100 Local Elected Bodies have said YES! to More Refugees

See what I mean! The wailing for workers is the latest PR push for refugee industry; Virginia this time!

On the heels of my post yesterday, here is the first of what surely will be many stories about how refugee workers are needed for meatpackers and hotel chains—this time in Virginia. I guess they realized the ‘humanitarian’ shtick was no longer effective, they have come right out and admitted what this is all about—workers … Continue reading See what I mean! The wailing for workers is the latest PR push for refugee industry; Virginia this time!