Two Burmese suspected murderers apprehended coming back into US from Mexico

This is a very strange story from the Border Patrol to the Laredo Sun (hat tip: Gary) and I surely can’t guess why two Burmese (they have to be refugees we resettled in the Dallas area) are caught coming back into the US. Here is the whole short news account (emphasis mine): LAREDO, TEXAS –U.S. … Continue reading Two Burmese suspected murderers apprehended coming back into US from Mexico

Saudi press calls Burmese Buddhists “bigots,” while they themselves deport Africans by the thousands

This is your laugh of the day (other news coming soon is pretty grim!). You have to hand it to them, the Saudis have a lot of hutzpah! In an editorial in the Saudi Gazette, they blast Burma for its treatment of the Rohingya Muslims while they themselves are deporting Africans by the thousands so … Continue reading Saudi press calls Burmese Buddhists “bigots,” while they themselves deport Africans by the thousands

My favorite refugees, German homeschoolers, get asylum

Uwe and Hannelore Romeike and their children left their native Germany in 2008, fleeing persecution by the government because they wanted to homeschool their children.   Lynda Altman reports in the Examiner The family applied for asylum based on religious persecution. Asylum was granted. However, the Obama administration overturned that decision and the Romeike family faced deportation. … Continue reading My favorite refugees, German homeschoolers, get asylum

US State Department: Burmese should get applications in soon, program to close

Update:  Ft. Wayne, IN Burmese worried they won’t be able to get their extended family in, here. The US State Department is moving on to other ethnic groups, like the Congolese, or perhaps the Syrians, having brought 73,000 Burmese to the US since 2005.  We hope that the closing of the program from Myanmar/Burma means … Continue reading US State Department: Burmese should get applications in soon, program to close

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