The Rohingya in Pakistan

This is another story to add to our category called “Rohingya Reports” which we created recently as an archive for information about Burmese Muslims known as Rohingya who have an on-going political campaign to be resettled in the West.

The Rohingya are one of the ethnic minorities driven from Burma by the military regime.   …

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Bosnians, Iowa, meatpackers and more

We’ve written many times before about the unholy alliance between meatpacking giants like Tyson’s Food and Swift & Co., the government and the refugee resettlement industry.  Now, bits and pieces of this alliance are coming into better view.  Here is a lengthy segment from the Agribusiness Examiner N.101 11jan01 which I am …

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Ali Issa From The SGBB Wants to Scam Me

I must say that this is probably the ultimate in scum from the bottom feeders I have seen recently,not only is the bottom feeder trying to scam me, but he is offering to deliver the “proceeds” in person. As if I wanted the scum bag to show up at …

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HIV and refugees: A reader answers my question

Before reading this post go back and read my post yesterday in which I asked how do HIV positive refugees get into the US.   A reader has kindly given us the information:

I hope I can shed a little light on refugees/HIV.

US immigration has certain conditions that are considered ” excludabilities”, …

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Taking a Break

It turns out that my summer is going to be insane, so I am putting the shop on hold for a while.  There are a few bags available now, but there won’t be any new ones added to the shop.

I will still be crafting and blogging.  I will still be …

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Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the US

A reader sent me a link to the Migration Policy Institute’s Migration Information Source yesterday with facts on refugees and asylees and some recent numbers of each admitted to the US.   Because things are hopping and time is in short supply we tend to try to get the news to you, …

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Bhutanese arriving soon in Everett, WA

Here is another article about the Bhutanese refugees who have started to arrive in the United States from camps in Nepal.  It’s long but I encourage you to read the whole thing to better understand the situation with the Bhutanese since we are expected to take upwards of 60,000 of …

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What is the truth about HIV and refugees?

Yesterday the Washington Post published an opinion piece by Andrew Sullivan who says that all immigrants with HIV aids are barred from the US.     He begins “Phobia at the Gates”:
Twelve countries ban HIV-positive visitors, nonimmigrants and immigrants from their territory: Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian …

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Rating NGOs

The crisis in Burma is the occasion for examining what the best charities are for getting aid where it’s needed quickly and efficiently. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has a post titled “Donors Need Emergency ‘Help’ in Deciding How to Aid Myanmar.”
“Google ‘Myanmar’ and you’ll see a huge list of organizations …

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Iraqi refugees from an Iraq legislator’s point of view

Here’s an article on Iraqi refugees, internal and external, that is more informative than usual. Maybe that’s because the focus is on the Iraqi government rather than on bashing the United States. It begins:
The problem of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Iraqi refugees in neighbouring countries is likely to grow …

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