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Trial for Kansas men charged with planning to bomb Somali housing complex begins today

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I’m posting this news, just so you are aware of it. The men apparently called themselves the “crusaders” and lived in what is known as the Kansas Meatpacking Triangle where the big slaughterhouses, like Tyson Foods, are bringing in immigrant and refugee labor to do the “dirty work” for low wages. Here is an AP … Continue reading Trial for Kansas men charged with planning to bomb Somali housing complex begins today

Cut to the chase—refugee labor is cheap labor

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For goodness sake, let’s have the debate. Do we need more low wage labor?  That should be the debate.  Anything else is just mud being thrown around to confuse the taxpaying public and make people feel guilty about questioning our LEGAL immigration programs. For instance, this story at something called ‘Workforce’ posits that refugees’ greatest … Continue reading Cut to the chase—refugee labor is cheap labor

Investigative reporter and blogger, Leo Hohmann's first-hand account of trip to South Dakota

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It was an eye-opener on so many levels Hohmann recounted to me and here is the first of a couple of posts on what he saw and learned when he was invited to help educate a South Dakota legislative committee about refugee resettlement and the refugees being secretly placed in American towns in recent years. … Continue reading Investigative reporter and blogger, Leo Hohmann's first-hand account of trip to South Dakota

Trump's "secretive" policies for slowing refugee flow to US

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This is really a nothingburger story at a college newspaper, but I was drawn by the headline, and, since I hadn’t mentioned Colorado much lately, am posting it.     Reporter Ramah Aleryan‘s  provocative title at The Catalyst is: Trump’s Secretive Changes to the Process of Reviewing Refugees The story then goes on to explain how … Continue reading Trump's "secretive" policies for slowing refugee flow to US

Only a few states where anyone is willing to stand up to Washington, South Dakota is one

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A bill being discussed in the South Dakota legislature today represents a rare case where a legislator is willing to stare down the US State Department with a demand that those who live in the state have a right to say “NO” about who is resettled in the state as their tax dollars are gobbled … Continue reading Only a few states where anyone is willing to stand up to Washington, South Dakota is one