Ireland to take 90 Syrians this year

From thejournal.ie: IRELAND WILL ACCEPT 90 Syrian refugees this year, the government has told the United Nation’s refugee agency. Most will be resettled from host countries in the Middle East and North African region. According to the Department of Justice, they could possibly come from over-populated camps in Lebanon and Jordan. […..] Earlier this week, … Continue reading Ireland to take 90 Syrians this year

Syrian refugees transit to America by “vacationing” in Cuba

Update February 4th:  The PR push is on, Think Progress (Soros and Podesta) showcase another Syrian who got into the US, here. Update:  The New York Times did a feature story on this family a month ago.  The well-connected savvy Muslim Syrian family is not what you picture as destitute, struggling refugees.  They knew how … Continue reading Syrian refugees transit to America by “vacationing” in Cuba

Maine: Gee, no jobs for educated refugees, what a surprise!

Nor are there jobs for your college graduate kids! Just now as I turned off the TV, President Obama was being interviewed about how to create more jobs and yesterday the Republicans were announcing their plan to flood the job market with both uneducated and educated immigrants for their big business donor friends, yet here … Continue reading Maine: Gee, no jobs for educated refugees, what a surprise!

Update from Appleton: community meeting puts refugees on display

They say it was planned before the latest uproar about Appleton, Wisconsin and whether it could support more needy refugees, but this—a show and tell of sorts—is a standard practice for refugee contractors like World Relief.  They know if they can showcase some happy refugees it becomes easier for them to demonize anyone who objects … Continue reading Update from Appleton: community meeting puts refugees on display