They are changing America by changing the people
We posted on the unhappy Iraqi refugees in Baltimore on Nov. 5th. Now, comes a new article with a correction. It wasn’t the International Rescue Committee that dropped the ball with this group of Iraqi professionals, but Lutheran Social Services. The family is a client of Lutheran Social Services (LSS), not the International Rescue Committee (IRC) … Continue reading Baltimore Iraqi Refugees, a correction and an update
Update Nov. 8th: Oops! I can’t believe I forgot to give you the link to this story. Check out the story and comments here. Here we go again. Where is Matthew Lee? Lee is the Associated Press reporter who has been an advocate for groups like the International Rescue Committee pushing for more Iraqi refugees … Continue reading Baltimore, MD: another bunch of unhappy Iraqi refugees
Here is an article from Baltimore, MD about an Iraqi translator who lost his legs when an IED exploded near his American convoy. Now he is in Maryland, a resettled refugee, and none too happy about his treatment. Ahmed’s rough landing is hardly unique for Iraqi translators who helped the U.S. From Seattle to Phoenix to … Continue reading Lutheran Immigration agency dropping the ball in Baltimore
Actually this shouldn’t be titled as I have it above, it should be “Baltimore Sun Pimps for Business”. I asked these questions a few days ago when I posted about Louisville, KY and its huge immigrant population: is refugee resettlement being driven by the need for business to import immigrant labor? Is this about depressing … Continue reading Baltimore Sun Bombs – Part III
After writing my previous post on this topic, something occurred to me. I had spoken at length on several occasions with Rona Marech the reporter who wrote “Unsettled by Resettlement” in today’s Baltimore Sun. She was very interested in Refugee Resettlement Watch and the role it has played in the controversy in Hagerstown. We also talked … Continue reading Baltimore Sun Bombs – Part II