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There is moaning in Minnesota over possible loss of $$$ for refugee contractors

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What took them so long, many other resettlement contractors around the country have already set up their chorus of howls over the threatened loss of federal money should Congress not give Obama the BILLIONS he wants for the “chiiildruun.” As we have said repeatedly:  not enough money, then don’t bring so many new refugees into … Continue reading There is moaning in Minnesota over possible loss of $$$ for refugee contractors

Somali refugees have discovered Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Somali overload in Greeley and Fort Morgan, Colorado is sending Somalis on a northward migration to settle in Wyoming according to good reporting from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle which I blasted the other day here for a careless hate-filled editorial accusing critics of Gov. Matt Mead’s plan “bigots”.  This is the type of reporting (sans … Continue reading Somali refugees have discovered Cheyenne, Wyoming

Is your state attracting “secondary migrants?” Minnesota tops the list

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Secondary migrants are refugees who were settled first by the US State Department and a contractor in one state, but choose to move usually because they want to be with their own kind of people, or they find employment and/or social services more desirable elsewhere. When we first began writing this blog in 2007, we … Continue reading Is your state attracting “secondary migrants?” Minnesota tops the list

Has your city been chosen as a “preferred” resettlement site?

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As I mentioned, I took some reading material with me when I was away last week and had a chance to make this list of “preferred communities” from the 2010 Annual Report to Congress from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the feds, a”preferred community” … Continue reading Has your city been chosen as a “preferred” resettlement site?