Former refugee worker testified last year; revealed serious flaws in refugee program

Editors note:  As I mentioned previously, I am going to re-post several significant comments that were sent (or delivered in person) to the US State Department for its “scoping” meeting in advance of fiscal year 2014.  This is the first in a series.  All other testimony we published last year can be found in this … Continue reading Former refugee worker testified last year; revealed serious flaws in refugee program

CIS: High levels of LEGAL immigration will erode Republican Party

It is pretty simple math.  Most immigrants vote for Democrats who promise them stuff, or they come from cultures where government gives them stuff and expect it here as well.  Pat Buchanan penned a whole book on the numbers, here, a few years ago. The Center for Immigration Studies confirms in a new report that … Continue reading CIS: High levels of LEGAL immigration will erode Republican Party

Update from Appleton: community meeting puts refugees on display

They say it was planned before the latest uproar about Appleton, Wisconsin and whether it could support more needy refugees, but this—a show and tell of sorts—is a standard practice for refugee contractors like World Relief.  They know if they can showcase some happy refugees it becomes easier for them to demonize anyone who objects … Continue reading Update from Appleton: community meeting puts refugees on display

Refugees lobby Congress for more refugees/a more “welcoming” America

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (which selects refugees for the US) and the US State Department partnered to bring refugees to Washington, DC earlier this month to lobby Congress (you probably paid their expenses!).  To tell you the truth it’s not exactly clear what they told Members of Congress as they traveled around the … Continue reading Refugees lobby Congress for more refugees/a more “welcoming” America

Pew: Hispanics/Asians more interested in deportation relief than US citizenship

Editor’s note:  This is re-posted from Potomac Tea Party Report because I thought it would be of interest to readers here as well. Tell us again, Marco, why you support amnesty? That is the headline from the latest Pew Research Center Survey of Hispanics and Asians living in the US. A lot of the other … Continue reading Pew: Hispanics/Asians more interested in deportation relief than US citizenship