Refugee funding could be major budget battle this year between Republican Congress and Obama

Update: Just hold on! S.O.S. Looks like the Rs are going to try the same old scam they pulled last year. See my post from September 9th.  I  think we are headed down the same path. They must think that we are really really stupid. More tomorrow. It is not just Rep. Brian Babin’s brave … Continue reading Refugee funding could be major budget battle this year between Republican Congress and Obama

Apparently no 'pocket of resistance' in Reno as first refugees arrive, but we learned something important!

We told you months ago that Reno, NV was on the list to get a refugee resettlement office for the first time. You can see the abstract submitted by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) here. This is the puff-piece about the first family of refugees from the DR Congo (we are taking … Continue reading Apparently no 'pocket of resistance' in Reno as first refugees arrive, but we learned something important!

US contributing millions to help Mexico, Ethiopia and others become resettlement countries

Maybe it would simply help the world if we told Mexico and Ethiopia to keep their own people at home! Or, LOL! Maybe Ethiopia can resettle the excess Mexicans flooding the US border, and Mexico will welcome Ethiopian refugees that we still take by the thousands!  (Only countries willing to help refugees were permitted to … Continue reading US contributing millions to help Mexico, Ethiopia and others become resettlement countries

Lesson from Missoula, Montana: They will lie to you!

It couldn’t be a clearer demonstration of what I’ve been saying for years. Pay attention prospective ‘welcoming’ communities! Once a federal contractor gets an office established, your town will have NO CONTROL over how many will come and where they will come from. And, LOL!, for all of you getting a run-around from your contractor … Continue reading Lesson from Missoula, Montana: They will lie to you!