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Senator Grassley: Stop funding for Syrian resettlement until security is assured

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This is a meaningful initiative, if only more US Senators and Members of Congress had sufficient backbone to call for it—stop the funding! From Press TV (Iranian TV): Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is persuading his colleagues to limit funding to be sued [used?–ed] for bringing refugees from Syria into the United States over security concerns. … Continue reading Senator Grassley: Stop funding for Syrian resettlement until security is assured

Are Miliband and Albright purposefully misleading the media about numbers of refugees coming to the US?

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David Miliband is the former British Foreign Secretary being handsomely paid to head a US refugee resettlement contracting agency and Madeleine Albright was Bill Clinton’s Secretary of State, and here they jointly bemoan the state of affairs in the world regarding mostly Muslims from the Middle East wanting to come to American towns and cities … Continue reading Are Miliband and Albright purposefully misleading the media about numbers of refugees coming to the US?

White House wants to speed up Syrian resettlement, wants more than 10,000 asap!

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Obama doesn’t have much time left—he has to get as many refugees resettled (seeded!) in your towns and cities as he possibly can before January 2017. Here is Reuters yesterday on news that the US State Department is gearing up to open more processing centers in the Middle East so as to speed up the … Continue reading White House wants to speed up Syrian resettlement, wants more than 10,000 asap!

Catholic Charities begins resettling Syrian Muslims in Louisiana

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Remember we learned that 97% of the Syrians entering the US so far are Sunni Muslims.  Heretofore, Louisiana has not been a top resettlement target (but the feds and Catholic Charities are always out scouting for new territory!). From WWL.com News: Refugees migrating from Syria and Afghanistan have begun to arrive in the New Orleans … Continue reading Catholic Charities begins resettling Syrian Muslims in Louisiana

Study: Middle Eastern refugees cost US $257,481 for family of four in first five years!

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As we have always suspected but have had little proof until now, it is more cost-effective to care for refugees in regions close to their homes rather than to bring them to the US. Steven Camarata, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies released a new analysis today. As Americans continue to debate … Continue reading Study: Middle Eastern refugees cost US $257,481 for family of four in first five years!