Top languages spoken by refugees admitted to the US—Arabic is #1

Although I have posted on this before, for all of our new readers, here it is again.  This is from the Refugee Processing Center which is the US State Department’s data collection site for refugee information. Just remember!  When your town “welcomes” refugees, you will receive refugees from many places. You cannot choose your refugees … Continue reading Top languages spoken by refugees admitted to the US—Arabic is #1

Spartanburg, SC update: Citizens want resettlement agency/feds to present a plan to the community for public review and discussion

Update and correction:  Pastor Chris Pollard has asked us to make it clear to our readers that his organization, Come Closer Spartanburg, has not asked for nor received any federal funding for resettlement of refugees in Spartanburg.  We are glad to report that his group’s Christian charity comes from their members and not the federal … Continue reading Spartanburg, SC update: Citizens want resettlement agency/feds to present a plan to the community for public review and discussion

Detroit: Despite high unemployment, Lutherans and feds still pouring refugees into the area

This starts out as the usual feel-good fluffy-puffy story about a happy Iraqi refugee landing in Detroit, Michigan, but there are some very interesting nuggets of information that appear mid-story. From the National Journal: Detroit’s suburbs have absorbed tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees in recent years after violence erupted in the wake of the … Continue reading Detroit: Despite high unemployment, Lutherans and feds still pouring refugees into the area

Worcester, Massachusetts having problems with refugee overload, contractor gets more grant $$$

Refugee resettlement contractor CEO Angela Bovill in 2013:  “This is a business!” This story is one I had hoped to get to before going away last weekend.  Obviously there have been problems in overloaded Worcester and now the resettlement contractor is getting more grant money to help refugees access “services” which is code for welfare … Continue reading Worcester, Massachusetts having problems with refugee overload, contractor gets more grant $$$

Ten things your town needs to know when (if!) “welcoming” refugees for the first time

As we have been writing ad nauseam lately, the Obama Administration is now out of the shadows with its plan to “seed” towns and cities across America with diversity. ‘Seed’ is their word!  Your community is the soil into which the migrants of all sorts (legal and illegal) are being planted according to Obama’s Task … Continue reading Ten things your town needs to know when (if!) “welcoming” refugees for the first time