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REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

There is a tremendous amount of information at the Federal and State levels related to the history of the resettlement of refugees into America. I will provide links at the end of this "tea" for those who would be interesting in learning more. For the purpose of this communication I will focus on the most current move by our President to accept 10,000 additional refugees into the United States.

I would ask that should you determine that this is not a move that our Country should be taking that you take the time to contact first your Federal Senator's and Representatives, then the elected officials of Florida. Should you have the desire it would not hurt to contact your local city leaders and let them know of your concerns.

To locate contact information I would encourage you to go to the top of the FCTP page and click on "Legislators" There you will find 3 sub-tabs. (Federal, State and Local - Multiple County information is provided.)  There are too many to post here.

The best place to start

Watch this 4 minute video which is filled with information and will give you a solid but quick overview of the "issue"

Ann Corcoran

For the latest updates from Ms. Coccoran use the link below

https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/

Here is the latest update posted on 9/20

"Full press release from Michael McCaul  R-Texas on Friday. 

McCaul Introduces Bill to Give Congress Oversight of Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, introduced the Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act. If enacted into law, this legislation would give the American people’s representatives the chance to vote up or down on the President’s plan to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States and improve the security vetting process. Specifically, this bill will:

~Require affirmative approval by both the House and Senate before any refugees are admitted to the U.S.

~Allow Congress to block any inadequate refugee resettlement plan put forward by the President.

~Require the Administration, when considering the admission of refugees from Iraq and Syria, to prioritize the resettlement of oppressed religious minorities.

~Ensure DHS, in coordination with DNI and FBI, provides new security assurances before admitting refugees into the country and for the Governmental Accountability Office to conduct a sweeping review of security gaps in the current refugee screening process.

Link to bill: 

http://mccaul.house.gov/sites/mccaul.house.gov/files/Refugee%20Rese...

McCaul: “Many Americans are understandably concerned about the threat posed by inadequate security screening procedures for refugee seeking entry into the United States. ISIS themselves have stated their intention to take advantage of the crisis to infiltrate the west. We have to take this threat seriously.

This bill will rein in the Administration’s refugee resettlement plans and give Congress more control over the process by requiring the Administration to get affirmative approval from Congress through the enactment of a joint resolution before any refugees may be admitted into the United States.

These important security updates to the refugee process are necessary for not only the security of the United States, but for the safety of the refugees.”

With just the information above you should feel comfortable enough to contact your local, state and federal elected officials and tell them of your concerns for your city, your state and your country.

I have learned of another bill in an article from NumbersUSA.com which states

in an op-ed for the Chicago Sun-Times calling for the passage of Rep. Brian Babin's (R-Texas) Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015, H.R. 3314, that would immediately suspend the refugee resettlement program until the Government Accountability Office could analyze the costs to states and local communities and the potential threats to national security. In his op-ed, Roy also called humanitarian aid to support refugee camps closer to Syria to deal with the hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Short bill take a look at the benefits these people get:

http://babin.house.gov/uploadedfiles/resettlement_accountability_na...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

U.S. Department of State

Site with all Refugee Settlement information.

http://www.state.gov/j/prm/ra/

Refugee Admissions

Refugee Resettlement in the United States

Resettlement: The Solution for Only a Few

U.S. Refugee Admissions Program

United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is comprised of:

• The Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) of the U.S. Department of State.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
• The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Five international or nongovernmental organizations operating Resettlement Support Centers around the world under the supervision and funding of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) of the U.S. Department of State
• Nine domestic nongovernmental organizations with a total of about 350 affiliated offices across the United States.
• Thousands of private citizens who volunteer their time and skills to help refugees resettle in the United States.

Yes, it costs each of us.

U.S. GOVERNMENT TO OFFER EACH NEW REFUGEE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SOCIAL SERVICES AND CASH

http://bwcentral.org/2015/09/u-s-government-to-offer-each-new-refugee-thousands-of-dollars-in-social-services-and-cash/

Refugees get tax payer dollars for up to nine (9) years

https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2015/09/20/unscreened-muslim-r...

How the US will welcome 10,000 Refugees.

 http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-how-the-us-plans-to-welcome-1000...

U.S. Department of State

Admission Statistics - July 2012

http://www.state.gov/j/prm/releases/statistics/228666.htm

The Washington Post:

Where Refugees go in America

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/09/11/where-ref...

The fiscal year is over in 3 months and as of June 30th the US State Department has released statistics on which refugees are going to which states.  For new readers these are the refugees in the regular Refugee Resettlement program; the stats do not include the surging border-invading migrants and "children," asylees, temporary protected status holders, or diversity visa lottery winners.  These are just the refugees resettled through the federal contractors ***to your states.

By the way, they previously made public which refugees were going to which cities, but that information is no longer available to us (why?).

The total resettled as of June 30th is 50,988 so they are on target to meet their Obama-set goal of 70,000 by September 30th, however, the border crisis and the overload communities will be feeling from that may stem this year's tide of other third worlders.

Indeed, the frightening news about "refugees" from Central America invading America may well represent a public relations nightmare for the contractors who have, over three decades, carefully wrapped the word "refugee" in warm and fuzzy language.

Go here and open Arrivals by state and country location (see who is coming to your state).

Here are the top 12 states "welcoming" refugees this fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2013-June 30,2014)

Texas (5,141)  Turning the red state blue one immigrant at a time?

California (4,541)

New York (3,014)

Michigan (2,980)

Florida (2,624)

Ohio (2,208)

Pennsylvania (2,051)

Arizona (1,994)

Georgia (1,968)

Washington (1,863)

Illinois (1,840)

North Carolina (1,834)

This post will be archived in our 'where to find information'category.

***The contractors

• Church World Service (CWS)
• Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC)
• Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
• Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)
• US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
• World Relief Corporation (WR)

 And lastly I add:

Nearly 80% of states receiving most refugees have GOP upper house majorities

(Infowars) – The Obama administration is mainly resettling migrants in Republican-controlled states, according to analysis.

Of the 19 states that took in the most refugees per capita in 2013 and 2014, 15 have upper house legislatures dominated by Republicans, a percentage of nearly 80%.

In comparison, only three of the 19 states are Democratic and another state, Nebraska, has a nonpartisan legislature but is considered a ‘red state’ in presidential elections.

Overall, Republican-controlled states (upper house majorities) represent 62% of the country but 79% of the top states for refugees whereas Democratic-controlled states represent 24% of the country but only 16% of the states taking in the most migrants.

States where Republicans control the upper house legislature.

Nearly 42% of Democratic states resettle the fewest refugees in comparison to 29% of Republican states.

The analysis was made by comparing a map of the U.S. state legislative upper house majorities as of 2015 to data released by the Office of Refugee Resettlement compiled by the Washington Post.

The results from the analysis aren’t surprising considering the Obama administration announced the White House Task Force on New Americans program in 2014 to convert recent migrants and refugees into “new Americans” with full voting rights.

“Critics say the program is not as much about creating ‘new Americans’ as it is about creating new ‘voters’ who will help re-elect Democrats and institutionalize Obama’s policies on immigration, education and healthcare for years to come,” Leo Hohmann of WND reported. “…The ‘welcoming’ mantra has been running hot within the Obama administration for several years and culminated with a report released April 17 by his White House Task Force on New Americans.”

“Obama formed the special task force Nov. 21, 2014, when he announced his controversial executive actions to unilaterally grant amnesty to some 5 million illegal aliens; his administration is also bringing in 70,000 foreign refugees per year from Iraq, Somalia, Bhutan, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and, most recently, Syria.”

http://www.infowars.com/exclusive-obama-admin-resettling-refugees-i...

- See more at: http://www.teaparty.org/obama-resettling-refugees-republican-states...

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