They are changing America by changing the people
ACLU steps in to defend Somali mosque plans, from the Courier-Journal: The American Civil Liberties Union has agreed to represent a man whose application for a mosque on behalf of his fellow Somalis was denied by Mayfield’s Board of Zoning Adjustment. The Kentucky and national branches of the organization took the case after the board … Continue reading Another mosque controversy, this one in Kentucky
Your tax dollars: What’s up with this? Just now, having some fun at USA Spending.gov on that huge list of Catholic Charities that get taxpayer cash—$85,557,665 for the whole country in 2009, I was struck by how much Catholic Charities in Kentucky receives for its refugee program. I had initially assumed that Catholic Charities was … Continue reading Catholic Charities in Kentucky, loads of federal cash and not that many refugees
We have resettled over 100,000 Bosnian refugees in the wake of Bill Clinton’s Balkan war*. Every once in awhile they turn up in crime stories, like this one in Bowling Green, Kentucky last year where a Bosnian teen was shot dead trying to break into a home, or this one where Bosnians concocted a truck … Continue reading Bosnians from North Dakota attempt to kidnap 14-year-old girl in Kentucky
We’ve been keeping a running tally of states* where we see news accounts of unhappy Iraqi refugees unable to find employment in the US. Some are well-educated professionals who can’t even find a low-level full time job. But, perhaps more troubling is that someone abroad is telling them that life here will be a cake … Continue reading Kentucky becomes state number 18 where Iraqis are unemployed
Here is the latest chapter in the story of the shooting death of a Bosnian teen, from a refugee family resettled in Kentucky. We reported in April that the 15-year-old was shot while attempting to break into the home of Jeff Maquire. Maguire shot the boy in the head after being awakened by the sound … Continue reading Homeowner exonerated in Kentucky refugee shooting