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Springfield MA Mayor stands by moratorium demand, says agencies “dumping” refugees

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This is an update of our post from Tuesday about the meeting that was held in Springfield, Massachusetts last evening where Mayor Domenic Sarno invited representatives of the refugee contractors to a gathering to discuss the city’s complaints about refugee overload. Let me say at the outset—Springfield is not an isolated case. RRW is filled … Continue reading Springfield MA Mayor stands by moratorium demand, says agencies “dumping” refugees

Springfield, MA Somali says resettlement agencies don’t follow through

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This is a complaint that is at the root of how RRW got started in the first place.  Friends and I noticed that refugees brought to Hagerstown in Western Maryland were being placed in sub-standard housing in crime-ridden neighborhoods and one local teacher said that other teachers felt compelled to find them coats for cold … Continue reading Springfield, MA Somali says resettlement agencies don’t follow through

Springfield, MA: Mayor wants help lobbying for more funding from state and feds for refugees

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Update:  You might want to see what Tennessee is doing—-a Legislative Committee wants to know what refugee resettlement costs the state taxpayer, here yesterday. You knew this was coming!  Democrat Mayor Sarno of Springfield has figured out how to be politically correct while complaining about the overload of impoverished third worlders being dropped off in … Continue reading Springfield, MA: Mayor wants help lobbying for more funding from state and feds for refugees

More from Springfield, MA and that city’s refugee overload

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Here is another story on the Springfield dust-up with the US State Department from earlier this past week.  (Hat tip: Joanne) We have heard all of this before, but it’s important to continue to build our archive of problems from coast to coast because after a short time some of these local stories disappear and … Continue reading More from Springfield, MA and that city’s refugee overload

Springfield, MA: Lutheran Social Services responds to Mayor’s criticism

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Update on our post earlier today! It’s not us putting refugees into slum housing! (Must be one of the other contractors) That’s what a brief statement on behalf of their President Angela Wallingford Bovill says in response to the letter Mayor Sarno sent to Barbara Day at the US State Department in which the Mayor … Continue reading Springfield, MA: Lutheran Social Services responds to Mayor’s criticism