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Posted on 02/14/2007 9:06:40 AM PST by Froufrou
The Bush administration is planning to allow about 7,000 Iraqi refugees into the country over the next year, compared with 463 Iraqis who have been allowed to enter the U.S. since the war began, the State Department is announcing.
The United States has been working with international organizations to aid Iraqi refugees who have been resettling in neighboring countries of Jordan and Syria. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is asking for $60 million in aid from nations around the world. The U.S. will pledge $18 million in new funding.
Thousands of translators, aides to Americans and others fleeing religious persecution and violent reprisal have been seeking escape from Iraq since the sectarian violence picked up a year ago.
Last week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced a new task force to coordinate assistance for refugee assistance to be spearheaded by Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky.
In fiscal year 2005, the United States made available 70,000 slots for refugees worldwide; 53,000 of those slots were filled, but only 202 Iraqis were allowed into the United States. Another 50 Iraqis and Afghans were admitted through a limited Pentagon program for translators who have worked with U.S military.
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I believe that town is in Maine.
Somehow, and I can't understand why, our government moved many of those muslim Somalis from Atlanta (where they were in constant conflict with the local black population) to this small Maine city where they proceeded to break the welfare budget.
The mayor appealed to them to get jobs, but many refused saying they didn't want to start a work shift until after 10:00AM.
10:00 a.m.? Why, when prayers are at dawn and dusk?
Isn't this how we got the Salt Lake City terrorist?
That's what I'm hearing. That most Bosnians are Muslims.
Day after day I sit and just shake my head at the pure stupidity of our government and politicians.
that is just it, these guys keep allowing new arrivals into this country as long as it is NOT in their backyard.
US Offers Citizenship To 7000 Ahiska Muslims
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585666/posts
KRASNODAR, Russia, July 24, (IslamOnline.net) - The United States has agreed to grant citizenship to 7,000 Ahiska Muslims who will be settled in Pennsylvania, reported a Russian newspaper on Friday, July 23.
The first 11-strong batch of the Ahiska Muslims, living in the Russian province of Krasnodar, left for Geneva on Thursday, July 22, before flying to Philadelphia, reported Novie Izvestia.
It added that the Muslims would be housed near the grand mosque in Philadelphia.
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Yeah, I knew this was coming, and it's only the beginning. Go die in Iraq while the useless eaters at the top bring Iraq here.
I saw that Lorianne, but didn't reference it since it happened in '05. BTAIM, it's odd that the numbers are identical, donchathink?
bump
Yes, maybe that's the quota. In any case, there are going to be a lot of Iraqis here.
And a lot more Muslims.
Bush has gone over to the other side.
Any way you slice it, he can do no right.
Nashville has become the Kurdish capitol of America. Warring muslim factions is the last thing we need.
This is crazy! Just because we have made a mess over there, is not reason to start importing them into this country.
Oh, this sucks.
Yep, me know.
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