Trump has admitted 12,218 refugees since Inauguration Day: 1,472 Syrians, 1,359 Somalis

Since we are coming up on 100 days I was anxious to see how Trump was doing with his campaign promise to (at least) put a moratorium on the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days to review how refugees are vetted and look to assure “extreme vetting” was put in place. Ho hum! Isn’t … Continue reading Trump has admitted 12,218 refugees since Inauguration Day: 1,472 Syrians, 1,359 Somalis

Trump Admin comes in at just short of 900 refugees in past week; Syrian numbers way down

We were shocked to learn here that, although Donald Trump said he wanted a 120-day moratorium on refugee resettlement so as to evaluate whether we are doing “extreme vetting,” the US State Department would be admitting 900 refugees a week. I just checked the numbers at Wrapsnet and from last Friday (4/14) to yesterday, we … Continue reading Trump Admin comes in at just short of 900 refugees in past week; Syrian numbers way down

7,000 Africans made it to Europe over the Easter weekend as invasion heats up

Invasion of Europe news….     Also heating up is the exchange of words between the so-called rescue ships and the EU’s migration authority. EU agencies accuse NGO migrant rescue boats of creating a “pull factor” which only encourages more people to try to reach Europe in anything that floats. There are a bunch of … Continue reading 7,000 Africans made it to Europe over the Easter weekend as invasion heats up

587 refugees admitted since 120-day moratorium should have started, Syrians top list

It has been 13 days since the Trump Administration said it would begin a 120-day moratorium on admissions through an Executive Order blocked by two rogue judges. Instead of doing what the Trump Department of State is legally permitted to do, without an EO, and pause the program, we have admitted 587 additional refugees since … Continue reading 587 refugees admitted since 120-day moratorium should have started, Syrians top list

Tennessee files suit against federal government over cost to state of refugee program

It’s been a  long time coming, but yesterday, the State of Tennessee filed its Tenth Amendment case against the US Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services over the issue of cost-shifting of the US Refugee Admissions Program to the states. Readers, this is big news! Here is Michael Patrick Leahy … Continue reading Tennessee files suit against federal government over cost to state of refugee program