Posted on 11/18/2015 6:00:25 PM PST by Whenifhow
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This is a message from one of our regular readers and an energetic researcher and advocate for our cause, Mr. Bob Enos of Willmar, MN. We have all been encouraged by the national media attention to the problem of refugee resettlement which we have known about for a long time. The abrupt turnaround by governors, many of whom hardly had any idea that refugees were being resettled in their states in the first place, is heartening. But, it isn’t time for us to let up because, as Bob quotes Yogi Berra, it ain’t over till it’s over.
From Bob Enos:
In the aftermath of the most recent terrorist attacks in Paris, Russia, and Lebanon, I have received phone calls and emails from numerous, fellow activists who have been fighting the good fight against unbridled, forcible refugee resettlement in the United States. To be sure, it has been tough sledding for us. The reaction from over 20 US governors and many state legislatures, demanding the Syrian refugee resettlement program be halted amidst security concerns, is a long-overdue validation of our concerns.
That said, this is not the time for us to become self-satisfied, smug, or complacent.
Refugee resettlement warning in Minnesota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhiB8mtQ3Pg
(Watch and listen to Mr. Enos making a presentation to a county council, here, last summer—just one example of what citizen activists have been doing to educate their fellow citizens and elected officials.)
The US refugee resettlement industry ; and it IS an industry ; has been knocked back on its heels for a moment, but lets not forget, this is a multi-million dollar money-maker for non-profit organizations, meatpackers and various low-wage employers, and the United Nations. The Mob has killed adversaries over smaller stakes than this! These human traffickers (and that’s what they are) will reset, recallibrate, adjust their plans and p/r, and resume their business with renewed vigor; count on it.
We must keep up the pressure, on as many fronts as possible. The resettlement of Somali refugees in my home state of Minnesota continues unabated, even though recent studies indicate that the resettlement of ONE Somali family cost the taxpayers in the neighborhood of a half million dollars for five years. Just yesterday, an activist sent me an official document from the Stearns County, MN Family Services Department, indicating that its annual budget for Emergency General Assistance programs (primarily for housing) has been exhausted in three months. Stearns County contains the second-largest concentration of Somali refugees of any county in Minnesota.
We cannot continue to finance resettlement with a blank check issued by taxpayers, for a program they never asked for.
So remember: as the late Yogi Berra once said, it ain’t over till its over. Continue to press local, county, and state officials for complete transparency in refugee resettlement financing.
Contact your state legislative representatives – particularly those led by Republican majorities in states whose governors’ offices are held by Democrats and remind them of the opportunity that these tragic attacks have provided. This is a way to honor the memories of those innocents who have died from acts of terrorism.
One final thought. In 1958, a book hit the shelves, called The Ugly American. It became a benchmark in political literature. It depicted the failure of American diplomats to be sensitive to the local customs, language, and traditions of host countries in which they worked. The term was later applied to American tourists visiting foreign countries who behaved obnoxiously, waving their money, running their mouths, making demands of their hosts.
Doesn’t it seem that the tables have turned?
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Refugee resettlement warning in Minnesota
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhiB8mtQ3Pg
Published on Jul 12, 2015 This meeting took place in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota on July 7, 2015
Communities will probably receive federal funds for receiving “refugees”, but the feds really can’t afford it either.
When he has the conference call with governors who are refusing Obama will no doubt threaten with pulling some of their existing federal funding.
The congress will not stop him. He will veto their bill. Probably do not have the stomach or votes to overturn his veto.
We are in trouble. This guy is out of control and does not care what the people want. He has crammed Obamacare and Same-sex marriage down our throats, against public opinion. Now he will cram more Muslims down our throats.
No one seems able to stop him.
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