Erie, PA: Bosnian boy dies as unlicensed sister takes joy ride in family SUV

Erie has received 4,989 refugees since 2001, Springfield, MA ‘only’ 1,712.  Why aren’t the citizens of Erie squawking? Since we are on the subject of Bosnians (see previous post on the Des Moines sex abuse case) and since a reader (pungentpeppers) alerted us to the news last week from the “preferred” resettlement city Erie, PA, … Continue reading Erie, PA: Bosnian boy dies as unlicensed sister takes joy ride in family SUV

Springfield, MA mayor tells State Department NO! to more refugees

Update August 27th:  Mayor Sarno holds press conference with disgruntled Somali, here. Update August 15th:  More media coverage of the Mayor’s letter and response, here , here and here. Update:  Lutherans respond to criticism, here. Reader ‘pungentpeppers’ alerts us to a new “pocket of resistance” to refugee resettlement and it’s in the ‘Peoples’ Republic of … Continue reading Springfield, MA mayor tells State Department NO! to more refugees

Wanted: US Muslim families to “adopt” kids from camps

Muslim kids of course. Sheesh, and I thought the burgeoning ‘unaccompanied minors program’ of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (in the US Dept. of Health and Human Services) only took in kids who had come across our borders or had been abandoned by their parents when the family came across the border.  Now, we learn … Continue reading Wanted: US Muslim families to “adopt” kids from camps