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CDC Health profiles released for Bhutanese and Congolese refugees in America

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The Centers for Disease Control has some reports you might like to see if Bhutanese and/or Congolese refugees are being resettled in your towns.  This could be important information needed by your local health department. Below is where you can find more information at the CDC website. For the Bhutanese the big concerns are nutritional … Continue reading CDC Health profiles released for Bhutanese and Congolese refugees in America

Congolese refugee women in America need costly mental health care; 50,000 in the pipeline!

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  Your tax dollars: We told you here in June of 2013 that the US was aiming to resettle 50,000 Congolese (DR Congo) refugees over the next few years and the US State Department has been busy, busy, busy getting the flow started.  Indeed this article tells us something we didn’t know—they want to get … Continue reading Congolese refugee women in America need costly mental health care; 50,000 in the pipeline!

NGOs organize Cambodian protesters to oppose Australia refugee deal

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What! Not “welcoming” refugees in Cambodia? Are these Cambodians racists, xenophobes (maybe even Islamophobes)?   If you are arriving here for the first time, please see our ‘Australia category’ for all the background on this.  The gist of it is that Australia has struck a very lucrative deal for the Cambodian government to take some … Continue reading NGOs organize Cambodian protesters to oppose Australia refugee deal

Lexington, KY: Habitat builds 400th house, this one for Congolese refugees

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It is official, there are no more poor Americans in need of homes in Kentucky! By the way, Kentucky is a Wilson-Fish state which means the refugee resettlement program is being run by the US State Department contractor Catholic Charities (KY state government is completely out of the loop). From WKYT (Hat tip: Robin): LEXINGTON, … Continue reading Lexington, KY: Habitat builds 400th house, this one for Congolese refugees