GAO: Huge numbers of Special Immigrant Visa holders not finding work

But a big problem, says the Government Accountability Office , is that neither the US State Department or the Office of Refugee Resettlement in HHS are doing much to track the outcomes of those admitted to the US from Iraq and Afghanistan who supposedly worked for us as interpreters. I told you here recently that the number … Continue reading GAO: Huge numbers of Special Immigrant Visa holders not finding work

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans help refugee contractors stay afloat

I heard recently that the refugee resettlement agencies (the big nine)*** which the State Department contracts to place refugees in your towns and cities were busy resettling ‘interpreters’ from Afghanistan and those federal payments were helping keep them financially afloat. So…I checked some numbers at Wrapsnet and was amazed by what I saw.  Sure enough … Continue reading Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans help refugee contractors stay afloat

Iraqi interpreters given refugee status, not pure as the driven snow

I often hear people say, that although they have problems with the refugee resettlement program, they do think we should be admitting the Iraqi interpreters and others who “helped us in Iraq.”   But, guess what, some of them lie. Here is a case just brought to our attention by Creeping Sharia—former interpreter who was … Continue reading Iraqi interpreters given refugee status, not pure as the driven snow

Bowling Green, KY Iraqi Interpreter: A Publicity Hound Dog (and much more)

Editor:  This is another contribution from our premier crime investigator ‘Pungentpeppers.’  Regular followers of RRW know that Bowling Green has long been a hot resettlement site for third world refugees.  We have reported on many occasions about what is happening to Senator Rand Paul’s home town ranging from third world refugees being placed in slum … Continue reading Bowling Green, KY Iraqi Interpreter: A Publicity Hound Dog (and much more)