They are changing America by changing the people
Last week we reported on the mental health issues plaguing America’s 70,000-strong Bhutanese refugee population and now according to reporter Erika Beras, here at New America Media, it seems they are also being plagued by diabetes they got after arriving in America. Type II diabetes is associated with too much weight gain. Sure is a … Continue reading Pittsburgh: Bhutanese have more health problems
A Tennessee reader sent me the 2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the incidence of Tuberculosis in the US. It is interesting to note that although the number of cases has dropped slightly from 2011, we still had 9,445 cases in the US and 63% of them are among the … Continue reading CDC: Majority of US cases of TB in 2012 among the foreign-born
It is not often we see something like this from a Catholic group. Catholic funding was withdrawn from the YMCA because the Y was affiliated with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights which is promoting gay marriage. Readers should know that the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (like its partners in … Continue reading Catholic group withdraws funding from YMCA over its affiliation with “refugee” group
Resettlement contractor: You don’t have to “go across the ocean,” you can get diversity right here in Memphis! This morning I saw this article in a college newspaper about World Relief’s Memphis office promoting its internship program where local college students put in hours saving the agency time and money by helping refugees get settled, … Continue reading World Relief building the refugee population of Memphis, TN
Readers I hope you won’t be too disappointed that I didn’t get around to reporting earlier that this was NATIONAL WELCOMING WEEK in America and that today Obama recognized ten “champions” who are bringing the joys of immigrant diversity to your cities and towns. I had this news yesterday, thanks to a friend from Tennessee, … Continue reading White House recognizes “Welcoming America” Champions of Change