They are changing America by changing the people
I haven’t posted anything on the Haitian refugee issue lately, so thought this article from the Boston Globe would serve as an update. As is often the case, be sure to check the comments because they are often much more interesting than the story itself. In the past month or so, hundreds of children from … Continue reading Boston area schools (and students!) suffer with influx of Haitian students
I’ve been away. Yesterday I attended a conference at Georgetown Law in Washington, DC. It was a 30th anniversary celebration of the Refugee Resettlement Act of 1980 put on jointly by Georgetown Law and Human Rights First. The title of the “celebration” was “Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection.” I’ll tell you about it in … Continue reading Comment worth noting: our town is overloaded with refugees
Your tax dollars: The Burlington Free Press reported today that more refugees are expected in Vermont soon. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070724/NEWS01/707240313 (just checked this link – Oct. 11, 2007 – and it doesn’t work anymore, sorry) About 20 Burundi refugees from camps in Tanzania have arrived in the Burlington area, and an additional 100 refugees could arrive in … Continue reading Burundis go to Burlington