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Canada: Syrian airlift making history, 26,000 have arrived with 10,000 more being 'welcomed'

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They are having a problem finding housing, but what the heck, let’em in! From The Guardian: Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, said immigration minister John McCallum. McCallum told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp he was responding to complaints from … Continue reading Canada: Syrian airlift making history, 26,000 have arrived with 10,000 more being 'welcomed'

Washington Post: Boo hoo, Syrian resettlement to US going sloooowly

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It appears that the reason the resettlement of mostly Sunni Syrians to the US (less than 1,000) in roughly the same time period as Canada is seeding 25,000 throughout our neighbor to the north, is that the US is taking serious security measures while Canada is not. Obama has promised 10,000 will be resettled here … Continue reading Washington Post: Boo hoo, Syrian resettlement to US going sloooowly

NJ Rep heading new effort to get tens of thousands of Syrians into the US ASAP

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But some of the Democrats cheering earlier for more Syrians have dropped like flies! (amazing how edifying a few Islamic terror attacks can be!). As you know, Canada’s boy Trudeau visited Obama in the White House this week which became the news hook for those members of Congress pushing for tens of thousands of mostly … Continue reading NJ Rep heading new effort to get tens of thousands of Syrians into the US ASAP

Syrians only trickling in, but Obama State Dept. says they will get to 10,000 this year

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We’ve been reporting, see here, that the US State Department is way behind in meeting Obama’s goal of admitting 10,000 Syrians to the US by the end of the fiscal year (September 30th). However, here at The Nation, Lawrence Bartlett, Director of Refugee Admissions at the US State Department, says they expect to get them … Continue reading Syrians only trickling in, but Obama State Dept. says they will get to 10,000 this year