Refugees used as props again in Thanksgiving puff-piece stories

A few years back some of us heard that the federal refugee contractors were urged to use Thanksgiving as a time to get fluffy media stories out about how the refugees are just like the original Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock.  No they aren’t. And, before critics say I’m being too cynical, this isn’t … Continue reading Refugees used as props again in Thanksgiving puff-piece stories

Bowling Green, KY: finding employment for refugees has become an industry in itself….

Yes, thanks in large part to taxpayer-funded grants to this new entrepreneurial “business.” Your tax dollars at work! The “non-profit” organization touted in this piece is the Community Action of Southern Kentucky(CASOKY).  It’s kind of like ACORN—help the poor connect with “services,” which of course means welfare and other taxpayer funded programs, and then it … Continue reading Bowling Green, KY: finding employment for refugees has become an industry in itself….

Texas immigration attorney working to expand definition of “asylum” to include “narco refugees”

He wants those escaping Mexican drug wars to be granted asylum in the US!  Imagine that!  We should grant asylum to everyone trying to escape crime anywhere in the world! First, a reader asked me the other day to post the definition of “refugee” and so we can keep this straight, here also is the … Continue reading Texas immigration attorney working to expand definition of “asylum” to include “narco refugees”

Minnesota terror recruitment trial ends in guilty verdict for former mosque janitor

Here is the gist of the story from the Star Tribune: A one-time janitor at a Minneapolis mosque was found guilty Thursday of conspiring to help a terrorist group recruit young Minnesota men for a holy war in their native Somalia. A federal jury in Minneapolis deliberated about 8 1/2 hours before convicting Mahamud Said … Continue reading Minnesota terror recruitment trial ends in guilty verdict for former mosque janitor