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Erie PA: Impoverished refugees to get special federal savings plan (you pay for it)

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What is wrong with this story? Let me count the ways! First, remember that you are being constantly told that refugees are becoming self-sufficient in three months. Right! We hear that everywhere, so how come there are impoverished refugees in Erie, PA (besides the fact that Erie has been a long time dumping ground, yes … Continue reading Erie PA: Impoverished refugees to get special federal savings plan (you pay for it)

With added Syrian numbers, are cities and states prepared to help pay for more refugees?

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That is not exactly the title of this excellent article at, of all places, the Huffington Post, but it’s my version of it!  I’m actually blown away that Pew Charitable Trust’s Stateline news service has really dug into how the Refugee Admissions Program works.  It confirms some things we knew, but that I had not … Continue reading With added Syrian numbers, are cities and states prepared to help pay for more refugees?

Will your town/city get Syrian refugees? Have you gotten them already?

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Yesterday, someone sent me a link to a news story that reported that some small town in Michigan was going to ‘welcome’ 4,500 Syrians in the coming year.  Sounded preposterous to me, but it did spur me on to do something I’ve wanted to do for the last week and that is find out exactly … Continue reading Will your town/city get Syrian refugees? Have you gotten them already?

Governor says, no thanks to Syrians, Georgia has enough refugees!

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Back in 2013, when I attended an Office of Refugee Resettlement meeting in Lancaster, PA, government officials identified Georgia as having a ‘pocket of resistance’ because the Republican Governor, Nathan Deal, had asked the feds to stop sending so many, that Georgia was overloaded.  So it is no surprise that Gov. Deal is saying the … Continue reading Governor says, no thanks to Syrians, Georgia has enough refugees!

National Welcoming Week part of PR campaign to soften public up for 65,000 Syrians

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I don’t think it is any coincidence that community organizers at Welcoming America have chosen mid September to put on “welcoming” events across the country.  They know that this is the month when Obama will tell Congress how many refugees will be admitted in FY2016 which begins October 1st. As we have been writing ad … Continue reading National Welcoming Week part of PR campaign to soften public up for 65,000 Syrians