They are changing America by changing the people
Last year, hateful graffiti was written on the homes of some Concord refugees (here) and apparently no one was caught (that we ever heard of), but again graffiti has appeared on the home of another Somali refugee family in that city. This is the story from New Hampshire Public Radio: Concord’s mayor Jim Bouley says … Continue reading Mayor angered by graffiti, says they welcome diversity in Concord, NH
…..along with the Rohingya (but that’s another story)! Last week I reported that Iraq had agreed to open its borders to fleeing Syrians (Syrian Christians being killed by rebels). But, it appears that they have done so with great reluctance because they fear that Al Qaeda (Sunnis) will flow in with the Syrians. I think … Continue reading Get ready for it! Syrians will be our next big batch of refugees…
Refugee Resettlement Watch was officially five years old on July 1st. Somehow I thought our bday was later in the month and had planned to pat ourselves on the back sometime this next week. What prompted me to have a look was that yesterday lots of visitors were clicking on this post from 2007 which … Continue reading Happy 5th birthday to us!
Refugees and asylum seekers are to leave the country where they have been personally persecuted and seek asylum in the first safe country in which they arrive, but gradually over time whole classes of people are scooped up as refugees before even leaving their homes. This is a case for which we have some sympathy … Continue reading NJ Senator Lautenberg once again pushes the definition of refugee/asylee
The gist of the story is that Buddhists were enraged earlier this week in majority Buddhist Burma (also known as Myanmar) when a Buddhist girl was raped and murdered supposedly by Muslims. A mob of Buddhists then reportedly dragged eight Muslim “pilgrims” from a bus and beat them to death. The suggestion is made that … Continue reading Buddhist v. Muslim violence erupts in Burma