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President Trump issues new Executive Order on refugees as old one expired yesterday

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Apparently Donald Trump isn’t finished reviewing the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program and yesterday set forth in a new Executive Order plans to continue to study the many concerns surrounding the USRAP for another 180 days. That, however, hasn’t stopped the flow of refugees in to the country in the first 24 days of this fiscal … Continue reading President Trump issues new Executive Order on refugees as old one expired yesterday

Foreign-owned Big Meat hires Lutherans to help them find and retain refugee labor

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That is the crux of this story and not in my wildest dreams did I think that money was directly changing hands between the meat industry and a federal refugee contractor, in this case Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service headquartered in Baltimore, MD. I always assumed it was an informal relationship where the largely federally-funded … Continue reading Foreign-owned Big Meat hires Lutherans to help them find and retain refugee labor

City Mayors shirking responsibility regarding Refugee Admissions Program

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Yesterday it was St. Cloud, MN and today it is Rutland, VT! Getting the monkey off their backs! Mayors and Councils across America, when confronted by citizens with questions and concerns about the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program, brush off citizens with the usual garbage line—it is a federal program and they have no role in … Continue reading City Mayors shirking responsibility regarding Refugee Admissions Program

I repeat: all concerned citizens must ask to attend ‘Quarterly Consultations’ held by refugee contractors in your communities….

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….transparency, transparency, transparency should be your mantra! The ‘quarterly consultation’ is required by law and the US State Department has confirmed that the general public is permitted to attend. One of the most important elements of the consultation is the discussion that should be held in public about how many refugees could be placed in … Continue reading I repeat: all concerned citizens must ask to attend ‘Quarterly Consultations’ held by refugee contractors in your communities….

From Amazon to agriculture, Minnesota looking for more migrant workers

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They say their economy will flounder as they are having a hard time attracting American workers and apparently few Americans are willing to move to Minnesota. At least this is all out in the open now—-immigration is not about humanitarianism and “American values,” but it is about importing laborers (including Somalis) that big companies don’t … Continue reading From Amazon to agriculture, Minnesota looking for more migrant workers