Tennessee: Bill Advances that would Require Legislature to Okay Spending on Refugees

And, of course the refugee industry as represented by the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights cabal (TIRRC) is steaming! By the way, this legislation is a possible model for you in states where your Republican governor has caved to the Open Borders Left and said yes to more refugees for your state.  Of course it … Continue reading Tennessee: Bill Advances that would Require Legislature to Okay Spending on Refugees

What Was Secretary of State Pompeo Doing in Tennessee?

As you know Republican governors*** are turning against the President on the issue of refugee admissions and the President’s Executive Order that permits governors and county commissioners to say no thanks to refugee resettlement later in 2020. ‘Send us more poverty we have run out of poor people for the churches (and taxpayers!) to care … Continue reading What Was Secretary of State Pompeo Doing in Tennessee?

Original Refugee Act: States have a Right to Opt-in or Opt-out of Refugee Admissions Program

Editor:  Thanks to David James for another excellent analysis of the vital question about the resettlement of refugees in the US—do states have any right to say no to the placement of UN/US State Department selected refugees within their borders? James says yes, and explains that a Migration Policy Institute paper by a legal expert confirmed that … Continue reading Original Refugee Act: States have a Right to Opt-in or Opt-out of Refugee Admissions Program

Tennessee Lawsuit is On Again as Thomas More Law Center Files New Motion

“This case has enormous jurisprudential consequences, not only on the issue of the federal refugee resettlement program, but on the ability of Congress to force states to pay for future bizarre, fantastical, unwanted programs as proposed by current Democrat candidates without any recourse to the courts.” (Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas … Continue reading Tennessee Lawsuit is On Again as Thomas More Law Center Files New Motion