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It Begins: Federal Contractors Out Scouring America for New Target Towns for Biden Refugees

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***Update*** At least one resident of this northern Virginia county is not happy. Is this a one-off, or could a pocket of resistance be growing? Winchester, VA: Letter Writer Not Happy with Opening City to Refugees Heads up Winchester, Virginia! “Winchester has always been an open community.” (Mayor David Smith) This is probably going on … Continue reading It Begins: Federal Contractors Out Scouring America for New Target Towns for Biden Refugees

Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee Caves, Says Tennessee Will Invite More Refugees

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But, he is up against a buzz saw—likely the most significant “Pocket of Resistance” anywhere in the country. A what? A pocket of resistance? That is a term one of Obama’s federal Office of Refugee Resettlement employees used at a 2013 refugee contractor pow-wow in Lancaster, PA to describe the citizens who were asking questions … Continue reading Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee Caves, Says Tennessee Will Invite More Refugees

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

No such thing as ‘Minnesota nice’ as St. Cloud mayor and council play dirty

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We told you that a St. Cloud, Minnesota councilman was planning to introduce a resolution on November 6th asking for a moratorium on refugee resettlement in order to understand better the economic impact of thousands of mostly Somali refugees being placed in the town over recent years by a Lutheran resettlement agency. (Don’t miss yesterday’s … Continue reading No such thing as ‘Minnesota nice’ as St. Cloud mayor and council play dirty