They are changing America by changing the people
That is the title of a Christian Science Monitor article a couple days ago. Written by reporter Mary Wiltenberg, it is very thorough and well worth the read—even if I disagree with some of it! The article weaves an account of an African family’s experiences as they settle into life in Atlanta in between information … Continue reading What it’s like to be a refugee in America
The Voice of America reports on a new film on the war in Iraq, The Hurt Locker, which was filmed in Jordan. The new film from director Kathryn Bigelow captures the day-to-day life-and-death drama drawn from real experiences of a US Army bomb disposal squad in the Iraq war. Here’s a look at The Hurt … Continue reading Being a movie extra beats cleaning toilets
Two days ago I told you that the International Rescue Committee (IRC) had put out a press release about the plight of the Iraqi refugees coming to the US and how they are suffering here without jobs in our slow economy. Some Iraqis brought to America are even returning to the “dangerous” Middle East! What does … Continue reading IRC Press Release: unintended consequences?
Earlier today I told you about the Bhutanese (Nepalese) refugees we are bringing to the US over the next five years—60,000 in all! We also reported in several previous posts over the last year that many refugees were reluctant to sign on, not knowing what to expect from life in the US. Well, get this, the United … Continue reading Bhutan continued: how to pressure refugees to resettle
Regular readers are likely saying, oh no, not another story about unemployed Iraqi refugees leaving the US to go back to the Middle East. I am afraid so, but this story had a few more pieces of information that are very timely in light of our recent spate of news about mentally ill immigrants, including the … Continue reading Utah wants even more money for refugees so they won’t become mentally ill or leave US