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Testimony to Senator Jeff Sessions on FY2017 Obama plan for refugee resettlement

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Editor: This is another excellent testimony submitted for the record on Senator Sessions’ hearing (Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest) we reported here. We posted another testimony from a concerned citizen, here, on October 9th.  I know it is much more interesting to read about some hot news on refugee and immigration … Continue reading Testimony to Senator Jeff Sessions on FY2017 Obama plan for refugee resettlement

Senators Cruz and Sessions let loose in yesterday's Senate hearing on FY17 refugee plan

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Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, grilled three members of the Obama Administration on the plan to admit 110,000 refugees to the US in the next fiscal year which begins on Saturday (Oct. 1). This is a required hearing under the Refugee Act of 1980 and we will be … Continue reading Senators Cruz and Sessions let loose in yesterday's Senate hearing on FY17 refugee plan

Senator Jeff Sessions' Senate subcommittee has re-scheduled Refugee Oversight hearing

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This is the same hearing that the Dept. of State said they couldn’t attend last week because they were too busy hobnobbing at the United Nations. The hearing in Sessions’ subcommittee ‘Immigration and the National Interest’ will be this coming Wednesday, the 28th. Go here for details. I’m thinking that maybe you should tell your … Continue reading Senator Jeff Sessions' Senate subcommittee has re-scheduled Refugee Oversight hearing

Senator Jeff Sessions press statement on Obama plan for Syrian resettlement to America

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The Senate Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, chaired by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has announced a hearing on the President’s Refugee Resettlement plan for FY2016.  As far as we have been able to determine this may be the first hearing since 9/11 on the Presidential Determination (prescribed in the Refugee Act of 1980). The … Continue reading Senator Jeff Sessions press statement on Obama plan for Syrian resettlement to America

Senator Jeff Sessions: 90% of Middle Eastern refugees get some form of welfare

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Yesterday we told you about the Center for Immigration Studies analysis of data indicating that legal immigrants (which include refugees) are using our social safety net at a higher rate than native born Americans, now we learn that Middle Eastern refugees are using welfare assistance at an even higher level than other legal immigrants. From … Continue reading Senator Jeff Sessions: 90% of Middle Eastern refugees get some form of welfare