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Refugee Advocates Join Forces with Major National Wildlife Protection Group

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 1 Comment

Why? Presumably because global warming (they say) is producing more refugees, or, because the Left has complete control of old line traditional conservation groups, or is it simply because the CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is married to the CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. These Leftists never miss a trick! When … Continue reading Refugee Advocates Join Forces with Major National Wildlife Protection Group

Lutheran Refugee Agency Blasts Trump (again) Over Proposed Immigration Ban

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 4 Comments

In their usual knee-jerk response, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service came right out of the box on Monday (before anything is even on paper) to blast the President over a reportedly non-existent ban on immigration to America during the Chinese virus crisis. Never mind that the President’s draft plan is pablum (see my comments at … Continue reading Lutheran Refugee Agency Blasts Trump (again) Over Proposed Immigration Ban

Senate Passes Historic $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Includes Millions for Refugee Programs

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 11 Comments

Unless you have escaped to your bunkers, you know that the Senate passed the COVID-19 stimulus funding yesterday.  Here at USA Today: Senate passes historic $2 trillion stimulus package to curb effects of coronavirus WASHINGTON – The Senate approved its largest emergency aid package in modern history that will offer $2 trillion to help Americans, … Continue reading Senate Passes Historic $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Includes Millions for Refugee Programs

Refugee Contractor Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Grows During Trump Administration

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“He (CEO Hetfield) expects HIAS to spend $80 million this year, its largest budget to date.”   I recently showed you, here, that indeed the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (one of nine federal refugee resettlement contractors***) is doing better under the Trump administration than it did previously for most of the Obama years. Now here … Continue reading Refugee Contractor Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Grows During Trump Administration

North Dakota: County Commissioner Takes Lutheran Resettlement Agency to Task

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I reported here in December that Burleigh County commissioners held a couple of contentious meetings on the question of whether the county would continue receiving refugees under the President’s new reform plan.   Lutheran Social Services recently reported to the commissioners that all was quiet and few refugees were arriving. The headline from the Bismarck … Continue reading North Dakota: County Commissioner Takes Lutheran Resettlement Agency to Task