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The GOP Immigration Plan to Save Detroit—and Syria (50,000 refugees)
Politico Magazine ^ | September 29, 2015

Posted on 10/04/2015 7:07:18 AM PDT by opentalk

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, is upset about the number of immigrants in his state—in his estimation there are far too few of them.

In contrast with Republican politicians who want to rein in president Obama’s executive actions on immigration, the governor asked the Obama Administration early last year to use its executive powers to designate 50,000 extra visas to the Detroit metro area for high-skilled immigrants.

Citing population loss and the need to jumpstart the Motor City economically ....Snyder—a former CEO for Gateway Computer and head of a venture capitalist firm—called on his state to “embrace immigration.”

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TOPICS: Government; Syria; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: aliens; detroit; duggan; hijrah; mi; muslim; peters; refugees; snyder; syria; unemployment
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To: opentalk

No “highly skilled” person of any nationality would want to live in the hellhole of Detroit.


21 posted on 10/04/2015 8:05:48 AM PDT by madprof98
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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says city will host Syrian refugees

Gov. Snyder Wants More Syrian Refugees, ‘Would Love To See’ Michigan’s Middle Eastern Population Grow

22 posted on 10/04/2015 8:10:24 AM PDT by opentalk
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To: opentalk

Put them in there, build a wall around it, and it’s the sequel to “Escape From New York”.


23 posted on 10/04/2015 8:53:45 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: opentalk

No good will come from muslim immigration.

Islam has been at war with everyone else since 622 A.D.


24 posted on 10/04/2015 11:33:53 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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