Posted on 12/29/2009 4:49:20 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
In a nod to the growing Hmong populations in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the states’ four U.S. senators teamed up in a joint statement Tuesday opposing the Thai government’s plans to forcibly repatriate more than 4,000 Hmong refugees back to Laos.
The four Democrats, Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota and Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, say they “strongly condemn” the Thais’ decision, which they say ignores the objections of the United Nations, the U.S. Government, and international human rights groups.
The statement reads in part: “We share the concern of many of our Hmong-American constituents whose loved ones have been forced to return, and we will be paying close attention as the Hmong are resettled in Laos. We urge the Government of Laos to ensure the safety and well being of these individuals and to allow immediate and ongoing monitoring by international observers at all stages of the resettlement and reintegration process.”
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I guess we know how they're going to react when we (the people) decide that we've had enough and demand the repatriation of the islamofascist that infest OUR country.
Pander, pander, pander
It’s always about the votes. The couldn’t care less about these people in Thailand.
Do they have deer hunting in Laos?
Well, I guess I disagree with the posts here so far. Why would we repatriate refugees who face retribution if they are returned? As far as I know the Hmong are here because they took our side in the Vietnam war and served well. They certainly make better Americans than the millions who walk across the border.
We are not repatriating the Hmong. The Thais are. The lefties are using this to curry favor with the local constituents.
Ouch...
Just in the areas that resemble Wisconsin...
Ironic, since the left abandoned them in the first place.
“Ironic, since the left abandoned them in the first place.”
Lest we forget......
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