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US Conference of Catholic Bishops want 100,000 Syrians admitted to US this year….

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….invoke Pope Francis’s name in their appeal.   Does the Pope have this huge number (100,000 mostly Muslim Syrians) in mind for America? We know that the Bishops are pushing for this outrageous number already, but many good Catholics may not.   A Catholic reader directed my attention to the Bishops’ website, here. Our reader, … Continue reading US Conference of Catholic Bishops want 100,000 Syrians admitted to US this year….

Republican Governor Snyder welcomes Syrians to Michigan; Arab activists want more welfare

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We’ve written about Gov. Snyder and his plan to re-populate Detroit with 50,000(!) Syrians, but where does he expect 50,000 (or even 5,000) to work, or will they just bring federal welfare dollars to the city? Here is the latest from the The Detroit News (hat tip: Joanne).  Emphasis is mine. Michigan, already home to … Continue reading Republican Governor Snyder welcomes Syrians to Michigan; Arab activists want more welfare

It is official! Fiscal year 2015 Syrian resettlement: 97% Muslim

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The federal fiscal year ended on September 30th.  We are now beginning FY 2016 (Obama says we will admit 10,000 Syrians who cannot be thoroughly screened according to the FBI). Because the UNHCR is choosing our Syrian refugees from its camps dominated by Sunni Muslims, you can expect the numbers (the percentage) of Muslim refugees … Continue reading It is official! Fiscal year 2015 Syrian resettlement: 97% Muslim

FBI Director confirms (again) that they can't thoroughly screen Syrians entering the US

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Update:  97% of the Syrians we admitted to the US in FY2015 are Muslims chosen by the UN, here. This time it is not a lower level official from the FBI, but the Director himself who testified to Congress two days ago that they cannot guarantee Islamic terrorists won’t get into the US in the … Continue reading FBI Director confirms (again) that they can't thoroughly screen Syrians entering the US

Maryland Senators want more Syrians resettled in the state; seek to streamline security screening

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We are always reporting on other states, but we mustn’t forget our home state of Maryland!  Although, as Maryland readers will attest, this is not exactly earth-shattering news! Here the Baltimore Sun reports on efforts by Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski to obtain more funding to speed up the resettlement of mostly Muslim Syrians to … Continue reading Maryland Senators want more Syrians resettled in the state; seek to streamline security screening