Ohio: More of those charming “Uzbek refugees” in trouble with the law

Monday morning diversity is strength alert! Over the last few years we have covered the story about Uzbek’s getting into the US as “refugees” thanks to a secretive ‘airlift’ by the US State Department and possibly the CIA (Was the CIA involved behind the scenes in Uzbekistan?) during the Bush Administration and in the wake … Continue reading Ohio: More of those charming “Uzbek refugees” in trouble with the law

Rwandan refugee accused of raping 90-year-old on Ohio bike trail

Here is a dreadful story from Dayton, OH (good catch by reader ‘pungentpeppers.’) From ABC22  (be sure to watch the news clip, but this, below, is basically the text of it). The crime occurred on July 14th on the Creekside Bike Trail, but Jean Paul Mpanurwa, 26 was not arrested for the crime until a … Continue reading Rwandan refugee accused of raping 90-year-old on Ohio bike trail

Columbus, Ohio Somalis are going home to Somalia to rebuild their country….

…..while we continue to bring more in to the US. It’s only 54 leaving, so far, but its a step in the right direction.  Here is the story from NPR News: Thousands of Somalis came to Columbus during the past 20 years to escape civil war. Columbus soon had the second largest Somali community in … Continue reading Columbus, Ohio Somalis are going home to Somalia to rebuild their country….

Somalis being bused in to Ohio polling place, are they citizens?

Update #2:  For the new readers searching for information on who resettles Somalis in Ohio, here is one list of the federal contractors.   However, keep in mind that many Somalis there might be the result of so-called “secondary migration,” that is that they were resettled elsewhere but gravitated to Ohio because others of their ethnic … Continue reading Somalis being bused in to Ohio polling place, are they citizens?