INS Pledges to Admit More Refugees

www.washingtonpost.com ^ | Wednesday, February 13, 2002 | By Mary Beth Sheridan

[It'salmosttolate]

U.S. officials told worried senators and aid groups yesterday that the government was working to fully revive its program to admit refugees, which has been crippled since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

"We are moving aggressively to resume that process," said James W. Ziglar, commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration.

He pledged that the immigration service would make a "better than good-faith effort" to reach the ceiling of 70,000 refugees the Bush administration had agreed to receive this fiscal year.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

I'm hoping these will be NON-muslim refugees

[Teacher317]

Whew! For a while, I was worried that the illegal immigrants that the INS is finally 'getting tough' with might not have a loophole to use. Thank Goodness!

/sarcasm>

[It'salmosttolate]

They will shave, take the towel off their heads and learn how to speak with a Mexican accent.

[dr.cookie]

Oh great!! more welfare and aids

[steve50]

This has to be the definition of insanity. I give up, I'm ruled by idiots

[It'salmosttolate]

It IS too late isn't it?

[Reaganwuzthebest]

U.S. officials told worried senators and aid groups yesterday that the government was working to fully revive its program to admit refugees, which has been crippled since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

What are they worried about? That the US might stop taking in the world for a while? Don't worry Mr. Kennedy, we'll have a billion soon, then I'm sure you'll sleep good at night.

[Praxeologue]

What is the process?

Do they have to apply abroad, or can they just show up at a U.S. airport and say "refugee", as they can in Canada?

There is a huge difference in the potential numbers.

From the tone of the INS officer, it looks like he might be terrified into letting anyone in, just to make his perceived quota.

[FresnoDA]

PING ) ) ) )

Do you see now why some of us "Right Wing" "Frothing at the Mouth" types have some concerns with the diligence of the Government of the USA to protect the CITIZENS at the expense of feel good immigration policies??

 

 

[FresnoDA]

BUMP!

[F.J. Mitchell]

" INS pledges to admit more refugees"......Yeah, go on,......... pledge to admit more refugees do what?

All seriousness aside, let's round up and deport the entire INS.

[steve50]

Has been for years, I'm afraid

[DoughtyOne]

Hmmm, that's 70,000 refugeeloaders.

[SpinyNorman]

Will someone please send Karen Hughes down there to purge the leftover Clintonoids!!

[DoughtyOne]

I've finally figured it out. The only difference between Al Gore and George Bush is that one of them uses vaseline.

[dead culture watch]

Amen, get ready for the sheep to bleat at you.....

[FresnoDA]

So true Doughtyone!!

Now mandatory to further proceed on this thread!!

[lowbridge]

"We are moving aggressively to resume that process," said James W. Ziglar, commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on immigration.

Just what foreign government does this guy work for?

Oh, that's right: The United States "foreign to American interests" government.

[SR71A]

I suppose that means more "refugees" like that scumwad Soltys, the California murderer who just hanged himself in the slammer.
He claimed he was fleeing "religious persecution" in the Ukraine.
Hey, at least he was "non-Muslim", right? < /sarcasm>