For first time in 3 decades US takes fewer refugees than the rest of the world combined

  I’m just shaking my head… here we have the biased publication, The Hill, posting a news story (designed to whack the President) that basically says it is shameful that the US is not taking more refugees than the rest of the world COMBINED! I bet many new readers here never even knew that we … Continue reading For first time in 3 decades US takes fewer refugees than the rest of the world combined

Refugees placed in rough neighborhoods, not so sure it was a good idea to come to America

“I wanted to come here, have a nice house, a car, but they kill your son,” she said. “They broke my heart. They killed me, too.” (Mother questioning why she ever came from the DR Congo to Chicago)   Stories are increasingly showing up in the media about refugees placed by federally funded resettlement agencies … Continue reading Refugees placed in rough neighborhoods, not so sure it was a good idea to come to America

Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) holders and families enter US in high numbers

Maryland and Virginia are in the top five welcoming states… I’ve been told that the flow of these ‘special’ immigrants are helping to keep federal money flowing to the resettlement contractors*** as they are treated as refugees (but not counted as part of the 45,000 ceiling set by the President last September) and as such, … Continue reading Afghan special immigrant visa (SIV) holders and families enter US in high numbers

Trump refugee admissions slowdown shows US refugee program built on budgetary quicksand

The structure of the US Refugee Admissions Program as designed by then Senator Ted Kennedy (with his sidekick Joe Biden) and signed in to law by Jimmy Carter in March 1980 is crumbling (crumpling, whatever) and I want to know— Where is Congress? The original concept—non-profit groups being paid by the head to place refugees—is … Continue reading Trump refugee admissions slowdown shows US refugee program built on budgetary quicksand

Under Trump, Muslim refugees from Burma (Rohingya) are numero uno

I told you the other day that we had a slight increase in the number of refugees entering the US in the month of May.  The number is still way below what the refugee contractors*** need to assure that their federally funded budgets are flush with your involuntary contributions via Washington. Today I checked Wrapsnet … Continue reading Under Trump, Muslim refugees from Burma (Rohingya) are numero uno