Rape case against French official crumbles; lies on asylum application partially responsible

Update July 2:  Asylum seeker was a hooker, here.  I wonder how she got into the US in the first place?  New English Review has a story today too, here.  Case shows dark underbelly of African asylum seeking world, here. Update:   Just received Debbie Schlussel’s much juicier post on this story, here. You would have … Continue reading Rape case against French official crumbles; lies on asylum application partially responsible

Did they tell Michelle about the “xenophobic” attacks in South Africa?

Yesterday Michelle Obama and the girls (literally wrapped in the South African flag) arrived in South Africa to get a first hand look and to pay tribute to the legacy of Nelson Mandela, here. Saying that throwing off the white oppressors was President Obama’s first political cause, they paid homage to Mandela. “After leaving here, … Continue reading Did they tell Michelle about the “xenophobic” attacks in South Africa?

Canada’s commitment to refugee protection waning (gee, I wonder why)

So says Canadian refugee activist and executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees, Janet Dench, in response to the re-emergence of a bill to get at the problem of human smuggling—a reflection of a much enhanced concern among Canadians to slow the open door policies of former Canadian governments.  Bottomline, this story (this bill)  … Continue reading Canada’s commitment to refugee protection waning (gee, I wonder why)