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UN and US State Department pressure Bangladesh to take in more Rohingya Muslims

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…and Bangladesh, a Muslim country, says NO!  Will we be next? Here is more on the on-going battle for Burma (aka Myanmar) between the Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslims, from the Myanmar Times: DHAKA – Bangladesh refused last week to open its border to Rohingya Muslims fleeing communal violence in Myanmar despite pressure from the … Continue reading UN and US State Department pressure Bangladesh to take in more Rohingya Muslims

LGBT rights groups say Obama Administration not doing enough to get gays into US as refugees

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Not just gays, but lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals…. One of the hottest controversies on-going right now in the refugee business is the issue of saving LGBT people from persecution around the world by bringing them to the US as refugees.    Indeed the subject was brought up at the May 1 State Department scoping meeting … Continue reading LGBT rights groups say Obama Administration not doing enough to get gays into US as refugees

Arab Spring leaves refugees on the Libyan/Egyptian border—US picks up the pieces

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Told you so!   We would join the coalition of European nations which took on Gaddafi (Qadhafi) in Libya and our reward would be—you guessed it!—we get the refugees! Here is an article that gives you a window into a process on-going as a result of that joyous Arab spring.  Immigrants who want to escape Libya … Continue reading Arab Spring leaves refugees on the Libyan/Egyptian border—US picks up the pieces