Refugee girl murdered in Utah

 Update April 5, 2008:  Police chief speaks with refugee community:  http://origin.sltrib.com/news/ci_8806772 Update April 4, 2008:   More on this tragedy here and here . Update April 3, 2008:  Here is a more detailed article from yesterday that confirms the suspect is also a refugee.  Read all the comments.  A 7-year-old Burmese Karen girl was found murdered in a … Continue reading Refugee girl murdered in Utah

German publication asks: When should the media report on murders committed by refugees?

That is a very interesting question. Short answer: Always! However, apparently the mainstream media in Germany has a really hard time with it! German media isn’t alone! The Left-leaning media here in the US has for the last decade failed to report on some really horrible refugee crime stories I believe out of willful blindness—reports … Continue reading German publication asks: When should the media report on murders committed by refugees?

Utah political operative urges Utahns to oppose Trump pick for refugee program head

I told you the other day, that the Trump Administration is putting up Utah resident and former State Department Foreign Service Officer, Ron Mortensen, for the top post at the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration. The position requires Senate approval and this is the beginning of what lies ahead for Mortensen on The Hill. … Continue reading Utah political operative urges Utahns to oppose Trump pick for refugee program head

Utah embraces refugees, will LDS church become a federal refugee contractor?

“Even people that live here, they don’t even know they have that many refugees in the state.” Aden Batar, Catholic Community Services Right now, most refugees resettled in ‘welcoming’ Utah are placed there through Catholic organizations under the umbrella of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, but the Mormon church is jumping on the bandwagon.  … Continue reading Utah embraces refugees, will LDS church become a federal refugee contractor?

Wall Street Journal's immigration writer ticks me off with fluff on "welcoming" Utah

I’ve got other things I’m working on this morning, but have put them on hold so I can blow off steam!  A reader just sent me this story….grrrrr! Wall Street Journal reporter Miriam Jordan writes ‘authoritatively’ on Muslim refugees going to”welcoming” Utah and fails to mention the horrific murder case that dragged on for years … Continue reading Wall Street Journal's immigration writer ticks me off with fluff on "welcoming" Utah