They are changing America by changing the people
I found this very informative map earlier this morning and want you to see it. Just over 40,000 refugees have been resettled in the US this fiscal year (FY 2015 began October 1, 2014) and this map is up to date as of May 31, 2015. Here are the states that have received over 1,000 … Continue reading See list of states receiving over 1,000 refugees in last 8 months; zip for Montana and Wyoming
Whew! This story from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle (hat tip: Paul) gives me an opportunity to mention two things. First Montana takes only a few refugees a year and second did you know we were taking “refugees” from Colombia? I did, but rarely do we see anything in the news about that stream of refugees … Continue reading Montana: Colombian refugee charged with sexually assaulting child
Thanks so much to all of our readers who have responded and sent testimony to the US State Department for their consideration as they prepare for the FY2014 Presidential Determination that will be sent to Congress in September. The State Department is seeking your input on the size and scope of the program for the … Continue reading State Department Refugee testimony submitted from Montana
Reader, Carol, asked that question in response to my previous post on Boise, ID. It occurred to me that it’s been awhile since I told you where you could get information on your state programs. Here is the list of State Refugee Coordinators at the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). I urge all of … Continue reading Comment worth noting: reader asks when will refugee problems come to Montana?
Unless you are a regular reader here, you probably never heard about this incident that happened last February. No pictures on the nightly news showing 140 Amtrak passengers walking across a frozen pond after the Somali said there was a bomb on the train. We reported the story here in April when he plead guilty. … Continue reading Somali sentenced in Montana Amtrak terror threat