Tennessee reader shares testimony to US State Department

Editors note:  Here is one more testimony sent to the US State Department in response to their federal register notice for public comment on the “size and scope” of their Refugee Admissions program for Fiscal Year 2015.  As readers know, the State Department is not allowing public review of any testimony submitted including the federal … Continue reading Tennessee reader shares testimony to US State Department

Tennessee: housing market “unkind” to refugees/immigrants

Do we see a trend developing here!  It appears that the Open borders activists must have sent out talking points—tell the media that there is unfair treatment of refugees/asylum seekers and other migrants rampant in America! We just now posted on the not-so-nice Minnesotans, here.  And, we have a story from Portland, Maine last week … Continue reading Tennessee: housing market “unkind” to refugees/immigrants

Writer challenges assumptions in Tennessee study of cost to state of refugee resettlement….

…..calls the study “a completely innumerate and illogical financial analysis.” Here is the opinion piece in its entirety written by Don Barnett of Nashville that appeared in The Tennessean on Saturday.   Please visit The Tennessean for the comments which are enlightening, readers want answers to fundamental questions like, why are we doing this? Who decides? … Continue reading Writer challenges assumptions in Tennessee study of cost to state of refugee resettlement….

Study: Refugees in Tennessee contribute more than they consume (maybe)

Except for the “maybe,” that is the title of the story in The Tennessean yesterday, but one only needs to read down a few paragraphs to learn that is not the conclusion that should have been drawn from the news—it is The Tennessean editor’s wishful thinking. Researchers were not able to “tease out” the information … Continue reading Study: Refugees in Tennessee contribute more than they consume (maybe)

Tennessee legislators want answers about fiscal impact of refugee resettlement

This is a report from Bobbie Patray of the Tennessee Eagle Forum about the first meeting of a select committee of the Tennessee legislature to address  the 10th Amendment of the Constitution and the encroachment by the federal government on states’ rights in regards to the resettlement of migrants in the state by Catholic Charities … Continue reading Tennessee legislators want answers about fiscal impact of refugee resettlement