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Too funny! Mayor of Rutland, VT says we got our heroin epidemic under control, so now let's take some Syrian refugees

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Update May 27th:  Be sure to see yesterday’s post about the heated public meetings in Rutland this past week, here. Yippee! Vermont’s “first relocation community for Syrians!” I wasn’t planning to write anything else today (although I know I have to do the April round-up), but this story from Vermont Public Radio made me laugh … Continue reading Too funny! Mayor of Rutland, VT says we got our heroin epidemic under control, so now let's take some Syrian refugees

6 months in to fiscal year, 1,282 Syrian refugees admitted to US (Obama is thousands short of goal!)

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And, the numbers reveal that Obama is not saving Christians or other religious minorities! Obama gave his US State Department a year to get 10,000 Syrian refugees seeded into towns and cities across America. We are now at the halfway point in Fiscal Year 2016 (it began on October 1, 2015) and they have resettled … Continue reading 6 months in to fiscal year, 1,282 Syrian refugees admitted to US (Obama is thousands short of goal!)

China takes no Syrian refugees for several important (sensible!) reasons

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This article at Foreign Policy is a must read. Why aren’t the Chinese on the bandwagon for multiculturalism and “inclusion?”  The most important reason may well be the last one given in this very informative story: China’s narrative of nationhood is more static and exclusive. It emphasizes shared history and common heritage. Clearly they haven’t … Continue reading China takes no Syrian refugees for several important (sensible!) reasons

Obama Administration tried to assure nervous governors that Syrian refugees would be screened

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Very interesting.  While we were all distracted by the funeral for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Saturday the White House was meeting with members of the National Governors Association (winter meeting) to assure them that it was perfectly safe for them to ‘welcome’ Syrian refugees to their states. As far as I can tell, … Continue reading Obama Administration tried to assure nervous governors that Syrian refugees would be screened

Scotland: Man arrested for "Islamophobic" facebook comments about Syrian refugees

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Invasion of Europe news…..   We learned two months ago that Scotland was resettling some of the Syrian refugees the UK has committed to take in. Now comes news that you better darn well keep quiet about it as Scottish police send a message to locals with arrest of facebook poster.  So very sad to … Continue reading Scotland: Man arrested for "Islamophobic" facebook comments about Syrian refugees