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Canadian Left all excited by prospect of 25,000 Syrians to arrive before end of THIS year

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….But, don’t place them in resort lodgings in the woods! My alerts from yesterday (BP=Before Paris) are filled with many stories from Canada, from provinces across the entire continent, where citizens are gearing up to “welcome” the Syrian Muslims—25,000 of them—promised by Canada’s new President who is sticking by his pledge to get them relocated … Continue reading Canadian Left all excited by prospect of 25,000 Syrians to arrive before end of THIS year

UN Dispatch: Top 4 countries in the world for refugees

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From the UN Dispatch last week: What makes a country a ‘good’ country for refugee resettlement, fairly assuming their burden in the global community? Here are four countries on three continents that both quantitatively and qualitatively stand out. With as many refugees arriving in Europe last month than all of last year, this question of … Continue reading UN Dispatch: Top 4 countries in the world for refugees

Wisconsin state legislator wants state to take in 937 Syrian Muslims, with federal grant money

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I don’t know where to turn this morning—already I have 5 states from which we have refugee news (see NJ and Kansas so far). So, in order to get through them, here is a quick report from Wisconsin. Why 937 says Milwaukee state legislator?  Because that is the number of Jews that were reportedly turned … Continue reading Wisconsin state legislator wants state to take in 937 Syrian Muslims, with federal grant money

Atlantic City: That crazy refugees-to-Revel story isn't dead yet

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We told you the other day that the owner of the shuttered Atlantic City casino—the Revel—is offering it up as a home for a massive number of Syrian refugees and now the NJ Star Ledger is chiming in with an editorial supporting the idea. This really isn’t worth writing about except for one thing.  I … Continue reading Atlantic City: That crazy refugees-to-Revel story isn't dead yet

Canada: newly elected liberals working day and night to get 25,000 Syrians in to Canada in next 7 weeks

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Considering airlifts and naval transports! Oh, poor Canada…. From CBC News: The Liberal government intends to honour its promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada over the course of the next seven weeks, says newly-appointed Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum. “It certainly remains our objective to get them here by the … Continue reading Canada: newly elected liberals working day and night to get 25,000 Syrians in to Canada in next 7 weeks