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For Good: Syrian refugees slowly find new homes in Tampa, faith-based groups step up to help
83degrees ^ | September 13, 2016 | Michelle Bearden

Posted on 10/20/2019 9:14:47 AM PDT by 4Runner

Florida accepts the most refugees of any state in the U.S., coming from nearly 60 countries. The number of Florida refugees resettling in the Tampa Bay area is second only to Miami-Dade.

Numbers have jumped in recent years, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families Refugee Services, which administers the federal funds for the incoming refugees. In 2011, Florida took in 27,204 refugees; last year, 48,816.

In the Tampa Bay area, DCF has contracts with four designated agencies to serve refugee populations with federal funds (each incoming refugee gets $1,125) and services upon arrival: Lutheran Services, Catholic Charities, Coptic Orthodox Charities and Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services. They, in turn, rely on area religious congregations, volunteer groups and individual supporters to also help with the sometimes difficult resettlement transition.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Syria; US: Florida
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Though the dateline for this article was September 13, 2016 I'm posting it because the situation needs renewed disclosure. CAIR is deeply invested in creating a caliphate here, and has numerous "fellow travelers" to aid rivalling the Aztecan Empire which is rapidly growing alongside it.

We are being buried alive just by the sheer numbers of refugees and illegal aliens targeting Florida as a destination. Yet DeSantis does nothing about it.

The monied interests in Florida (agriculture, healthcare, construction/Section 8 developers--where all these "refugees" have to live) have the authorities paid off to look the other way so they can have their roving bands of cheap foreign labor.

The dirty little secret Rush and Trump never talk about from their bully pulpits is the fact their very own home base is worse than California. Downtown Orlando itself is almost unrecognizable as an American city anymore. Tampa is closing the gap, it is second only to Miami-Dade in percent of the population that's foreign-born.

1 posted on 10/20/2019 9:14:47 AM PDT by 4Runner
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To: 4Runner

There’s a whole bunch of Syrians up here in Allentown, PA.
Lots of PR’s too...


2 posted on 10/20/2019 9:24:41 AM PDT by EEGator
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Ivanka Trump saved this disasterous Syrian Muzzie invasion program .
Suicide by Rich Libs from Manhattan like Ivanka cocktail bragging rights .
Orlando is in a full blown Chinese invasion .
Tampa thanks to USF has a Muzzie problem.
Where is Desantis


3 posted on 10/20/2019 9:25:15 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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Puerto Ricans are %100 American born citizens. They are not from another nation state. Their birth certificate will say Puerto Rico USA, while their passport will say citizen of the United States of America.

Syrians, are not USA citizens. They can be deported at anytime of their naturalization process.


4 posted on 10/20/2019 9:31:47 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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The Obama administration most likely targeted swing states for mass immigration so that they could further rig elections.


5 posted on 10/20/2019 9:33:50 AM PDT by Professional
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What percentage of them were/? members of al Qaeda?


6 posted on 10/20/2019 9:37:08 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (This space for rent.)
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Remember when refugee meant something other than “I want to mooch off the labor and accomplishments of others”)


7 posted on 10/20/2019 9:38:50 AM PDT by dsrtsage (Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
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Cue music “Who are the people in your neighborhood....”


8 posted on 10/20/2019 9:39:30 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Who said PR’s weren’t citizens? I was stating the demographics of Allentown. Those Syrians also have citizenship. They’ve been here for decades.
These were persecuted Christians seeking asylum from decades ago.

Here’s your lesson:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-refugees-syrians-allentown-pennsylvania-americas-little-syria/


9 posted on 10/20/2019 9:44:50 AM PDT by EEGator
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Does it really matter? This country is toast anyway. Pres. Trump is simply life-support. Who can/will follow him?


10 posted on 10/20/2019 10:06:15 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (MAGA - DRAIN THE SWAMP ! - I love my online family of FReepers.)
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“Does it really matter? This country is toast anyway. Pres. Trump is simply life-support. Who can/will follow him?”

Yep Trump is only slowing down the collapse.


11 posted on 10/20/2019 10:38:13 AM PDT by setter
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With Syria reunited it’s time for those “Refugees” to return home.

Isn’t it?


12 posted on 10/20/2019 10:43:29 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Here we go again! Anyone else sooo f-ing sick of Syria and Syrian “refugees”? Meanwhile DNC Tent Cities are festering third world sh*tholes of American citizens.


13 posted on 10/20/2019 11:01:42 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: bicyclerepair

Demographics is destiny.


14 posted on 10/20/2019 11:04:37 AM PDT by EEGator
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Catholic charities and the Baptist Church have literally dumped them on us here in Metro Atlanta. Mostly just worthless leeches that need to be rounded up and sent back.


15 posted on 10/21/2019 7:44:59 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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