Lutherans hire "transition" expert to get LIRS back on track

Earlier this month Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service announced a transition CEO (you could call him a fixer) in the wake of the sudden departure of former CEO Linda Hartke. Can he save the organization? Michael Patrick Leahy at Breitbart reports the story here: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), one of the nine voluntary … Continue reading Lutherans hire "transition" expert to get LIRS back on track

Feds will close 74 refugee offices during the course of this year

We knew this was happening, but this article at The Indypendent has some useful nuggets of information on the internal turmoil involving the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program which began in 1980 as a supposed public-private partnership, but has evolved in to an almost entirely publicly (taxpayer) funded industry. I’m guessing that the average uninformed reader … Continue reading Feds will close 74 refugee offices during the course of this year

Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Add “trickle” to our descriptive media word-list about this years’ refugee flow to America. Previously we joked about “plummeting” numbers (dip, tumble, drop dramatically, drastically decline, etc.). Now we can add “trickle.” Mr. Chobani Yogurt must be a bit annoyed as the refugee worker stream to his Twin Falls yogurt plant must be trickling too. … Continue reading Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Press Release: International Rescue Committee (again) on low Trump refugee admission numbers

In a press release dated yesterday, the Manhattan-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) asks its followers to contact members of Congress and Senators to pressure the Prez to fulfill the 45,000 refugee CEILING set by Trump last fall. At the present rate the Trump State Department will admit about half that number and the resettlement contractors*** are … Continue reading Press Release: International Rescue Committee (again) on low Trump refugee admission numbers

US refugee contractor Miliband says EU countries must step up and take more refugees

Before I tell you about ‘Moneybags’ Miliband’s proposal for his home country, the UK, and for the whole of Europe, this article gives me an opportunity to clarify something the No Borders gang doesn’t want you to understand. If you are saying Europe is already taking in hundreds of thousands of “refugees,” how can they … Continue reading US refugee contractor Miliband says EU countries must step up and take more refugees