Memory lane: Yes, Virginia, US refugees commit crimes

“They went through terror themselves, so I couldn’t imagine them inflicting that on anyone else.” (Barbara Smith, former Catholic Refugee Agency employee, told the court)   Again and again, I hear from citizen activists who tell me that their local refugee advocates/contractors or interfaith groups are spreading the tall tale that refugees admitted to the … Continue reading Memory lane: Yes, Virginia, US refugees commit crimes

Repost: Ten US cases of refugee Islamic terror arrests/convictions

Editor:  A reader asked me over the weekend for the statistics on refugees committing crimes. I told him that as far as I know there is no place where crime statistics compiled those cases by immigration status. For new readers, because there is no actual data that I know of (unless buried in the bowels … Continue reading Repost: Ten US cases of refugee Islamic terror arrests/convictions

Repost: US Cases of refugees arrested or convicted on terror charges, and other heinous crimes

Dear dishonest (anti-Trump) mainstream media reporters, why can’t you report that he might have a point about our security! I’ve had requests from readers in the last day or so for a list of cases where refugees/asylees have been arrested and have either been convicted on terrorism related charges or are in the process of … Continue reading Repost: US Cases of refugees arrested or convicted on terror charges, and other heinous crimes

What makes a town desirable for refugee resettlement explains Blacksburg, VA resident

Blacksburg is one of the new refugee seeding sites being considered by the US State State Department.  Recently we learned that there are as many as 47 of them (according to the Reno Gazette-Journal). Here an expert on loving where you live(!) tells us what she thinks are the features that a town might have … Continue reading What makes a town desirable for refugee resettlement explains Blacksburg, VA resident