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Canada: We will take another 5000 Iraqis and Iranians from Turkey, chosen by UN

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To ease the burden on poor Turkey!  Oh brother! From Canadavisa.com: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced plans to resettle up to 5,000 Iranian and Iraqi refugees, presently in Turkey, by 2018. Citing “escalating violence in the region,” Immigration Minister Jason Kenney outlined his government’s intention to “help Turkey deal with this growing pressure.” … Continue reading Canada: We will take another 5000 Iraqis and Iranians from Turkey, chosen by UN

What happened with those Iraqis arrested for that brutal rape in Colorado last summer?

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A reader sent me this story from last week that appeared in The Independent Sentinel.  It is about the Colorado Springs rape case we told you about last summer.    Our reader wants to know if the accused are refugees—they probably are. We know one of them is because we reported that back in August, here.  … Continue reading What happened with those Iraqis arrested for that brutal rape in Colorado last summer?

Iraqi Palestinians suffer in Chicago; mental illness is one major problem

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This is a very interesting article about a Palestinian family (from a camp on the border of Iraq and Syria).  I am posting a lot of it because it in so many ways summarizes many different topics we discuss here daily. A little background:  We don’t normally take Palestinian refugees (or at least we haven’t) … Continue reading Iraqi Palestinians suffer in Chicago; mental illness is one major problem

Iraqi refugee charged in explosion of IED at Arizona Social Security Office….

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…..but, it’s too sensitive to charge him with acts of terrorism! *** See updates to this story linked below*** That is what Patrick Poole reported yesterday at Pajamas Media, here.   (Hat tip: Judy) The typically quiet town of Casa Grande, Arizona, was rocked by an explosion at the local Social Security Administration office early Friday … Continue reading Iraqi refugee charged in explosion of IED at Arizona Social Security Office….