France caves to pressure, agrees to take 500 Syrians

No word on whether some of that number will be the Calais occupiers. From France 24: France has agreed to take in 500 Syrian refugees at the request of the United Nations following talks in Paris between French President François Hollande and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, the UN agency said Wednesday. Even … Continue reading France caves to pressure, agrees to take 500 Syrians

New Hampshire: Arrest made in 2011 case of anti-refugee graffiti

Update October 20th:  Stevens charged with hate crime, here. Here is the story yesterday at the Concord Monitor.  There may be more updates today, but I haven’t seen them yet.  Here is what we said about this case back in 2011. A Pembroke tattoo artist was arrested this morning for his alleged role in a … Continue reading New Hampshire: Arrest made in 2011 case of anti-refugee graffiti

Clamp-down on illegal boats seems to have cooled Rohingya plans to make a run on Australia

Gosh, could strict border enforcement work! For new readers, the Rohingya are Muslims, some of whom have lived in Burma, others in Bangladesh.  They are often called “stateless” by the human rights industrial complex which has made them a cause celebre in a public relations campaign we have followed for over five years.   We have … Continue reading Clamp-down on illegal boats seems to have cooled Rohingya plans to make a run on Australia

Iraqis top the list of refugees admitted to the US in FY2013

As you know, the fiscal year ended on September 30th and the numbers are in.  Go here (Refugee Admissions Report as of Sep 30, 2013) and see for yourself. For fiscal year 2013 the Obama Administration wanted 70,000 refugees (the same number they are shooting for in 2014***) and came awfully close with 69,930.  The … Continue reading Iraqis top the list of refugees admitted to the US in FY2013

Update: Springfield, Mass. refugee task force to meet today

For our previous posts on Springfield, Massachusetts where Mayor Domenic Sarno asked the US State Department to halt resettlement of more refugees to the greater Springfield area until the ones already resettled had assimilated and dug their way out of poverty, go here. This is the latest from The Republican, which had been thoroughly covering … Continue reading Update: Springfield, Mass. refugee task force to meet today