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Partnership marks the launch of Support The Belly—refugee contractor joins Ingrid and Isabel for fundraising

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Dear critics:  Much to your surprise I’m not going to make fun of the International Rescue Committee for raising money through a capitalistic joint venture with a for-profit business like Ingrid & Isabel.   That is, assuming, of course, that the more money the IRC raises privately means they will dip into the US Treasury less—right! … Continue reading Partnership marks the launch of Support The Belly—refugee contractor joins Ingrid and Isabel for fundraising

Former refugee resettlement worker blows the whistle on refugee program failures; calls for moratorium

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In a must-read letter to the US State Department a 25-year veteran of the International Rescue Committee (one of the largest of the top nine federal contractors) calls for a moratorium on refugee resettlement until the ORR (Office of Refugee Resettlement) and the volags (contractors) get their act together. Consider this long-time Boston resident’s comments … Continue reading Former refugee resettlement worker blows the whistle on refugee program failures; calls for moratorium

Somali man convicted in Nashville for refusing to testify in sex trafficking case

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This is a story, one of the many, I missed in the days after the Boston marathon bombing when I was busy getting more information on the “refugee” bombers. And, I had been wondering whatever happened in that case involving 30 Somalis charged with using underage girls in a multi-state sex trafficking ring.  Some of … Continue reading Somali man convicted in Nashville for refusing to testify in sex trafficking case

Lutherans/Interfaith group: Don’t break our rice bowls!

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The first time I heard that phrase I laughed and laughed.  If you don’t know it, it implies that someone wants to maintain their livelihood in a manner to which they are accustomed (and more and more these days that livelihood depends on the government). Here we have the refugee resettlement contractors  ginning up the … Continue reading Lutherans/Interfaith group: Don’t break our rice bowls!

Ft Wayne health commissioner: greatest fear is increasing generational poverty

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This is a story from the week the Boston terrorist attack happened and like so many it became lost in my stack as all of my attention became fixated on the fact that “refugees” were responsible for the marathon bombing. The US State Department Director of Admissions, Lawrence Bartlett, visited Ft. Wayne, the Burmese capital … Continue reading Ft Wayne health commissioner: greatest fear is increasing generational poverty