Republican Governors who Consented to Accept Refugees in FY2020 Scrambling to Explain

I can’t possibly write an all-encompassing post about all the feedback I’m getting from concerned citizens who are hopping mad that their Republican governor foolishly (and prematurely) jumped on the bandwagon to accept more refugees for their states just so the nine federal contractors*** could get their requests for MONEY into the US State Department … Continue reading Republican Governors who Consented to Accept Refugees in FY2020 Scrambling to Explain

Federal Judge Gives Warm Reception to Refugee Contractors and their Bid to Stop Trump Refugee Reform

Of course I wasn’t there and you can never completely believe the media spin by major news outlets like the Associated Press, but past experience informs us that, yes, the federal judge hearing the refugee contractors’ case is sympathetic to the three federal refugee contractors and not the Trump Administration. In fact, he asked the … Continue reading Federal Judge Gives Warm Reception to Refugee Contractors and their Bid to Stop Trump Refugee Reform

Tomorrow Three Refugee Contractors Will be in Federal Court to Try to Kill Trump’s First Effort to Reform Refugee Program

We have reported on the case several times recently, but thought that the details of tomorrow’s court date in Maryland would be of interest to you.   Three big fish representing the Refugee Industry will be available to the press following the hearing. This whole effort by the President to solicit consents (on non-consents) of … Continue reading Tomorrow Three Refugee Contractors Will be in Federal Court to Try to Kill Trump’s First Effort to Reform Refugee Program

How Many and Where Did Federal Contractors Place their Refugee Clients in 2019?

I meant to post on the numbers and geographic distribution of refugees in 2019 yesterday, but got sidetracked by the feckless GOP governors again. So here is what I learned about calendar year 2019.  (We normally talk about refugee data on a fiscal year basis but because this is the time of year for look-backs … Continue reading How Many and Where Did Federal Contractors Place their Refugee Clients in 2019?

Lutherans Report on their Refugee Consent Lobbying Efforts; Falling Short on Counties

I know I’ll hear from Lutherans who disavow everything that Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is doing (and don’t like being lumped in with them), but indeed it is this faction (the Leftwing) of the Lutheran ‘faith’ making all the news. When I saw this website this morning (thanks to a reader) where LIRS … Continue reading Lutherans Report on their Refugee Consent Lobbying Efforts; Falling Short on Counties