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Obama Administration full-court press is on—the Syrian surge is coming and your town could be the next target

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So, how do you find out and what do you do? I could use ten of me! There are so many stories popping up everywhere across the country which indicate that a full-court press is well underway to “fast-track” thousands of refugees into towns across America before September 30th.  See Syrian surge, here. (99% of … Continue reading Obama Administration full-court press is on—the Syrian surge is coming and your town could be the next target

Announcement from US Embassy in Jordan: Syrian refugee surge to America is now underway

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Obama is reducing the screening time of 18-24 months to 3 months! Regular readers know I have been reporting how the Obama Administration is way behind (so far) in resettling the 10,000 Syrians it has ‘promised’ you would be coming to your towns this fiscal year (by September 30th).  Well, here comes the news! The … Continue reading Announcement from US Embassy in Jordan: Syrian refugee surge to America is now underway

Row in Canada over where the 25,000 newly admitted Syrians came from, camps or private living situations

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We’ve been reporting on Canada’s extensive ‘airlift’ of 25,000 plus Syrians since the election of Justin Trudeau only 6 months ago. (click here for our Canada category) This is a very interesting article published at The Hill Times that explains the criticism being leveled at the government for promoting Syrian refugee camp images to sell … Continue reading Row in Canada over where the 25,000 newly admitted Syrians came from, camps or private living situations

New York is consistently one of the top 5 states in the nation to 'welcome' refugees

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But, contrary to what you might think, it isn’t New York City they are going to.  Resettlement contractors operating in the state are placing them in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica along with a whole host of smaller cities throughout the state.     On these pages over the years we’ve told you about … Continue reading New York is consistently one of the top 5 states in the nation to 'welcome' refugees

US State Department knocking itself out to get to Obama's magic 10,000 Syrians this year

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….But, clearly there is a test of wills going on within the Administration involving security concerns. We reported yesterday that Obama’s State Department is way behind in bringing in the 10,000 (mostly Muslim) Syrians Obama promised to distribute to your towns by Sept. 30th, 2016. CNN reported the news too (glad to see so many … Continue reading US State Department knocking itself out to get to Obama's magic 10,000 Syrians this year