12,000 Somalis are to be resettled in the U.S. over the next two years

nytimes.com ^ | March 10, 2003 | RACHEL L. SWARNS

[Destro]

Have we lost our minds? What manufacturing jobs exist these days to take in such unskilled labor in America?

[Cindy]

IMMIGRATION ISSUES American Patrol.com The Stein ReportCenter for Immigration Studies Numbers USA California Coalition for Immigration Reform Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform CensusScope.org "Immigrants, Not Americans, Must Adapt"

[CrimeOf73]

mostly illiterate and almost completely untouched by modern life

The future of America???

[Destro]

Future is now.

[CrimeOf73]

But they know little about racism

Oh liberal reporter, where will it end? America's pulling these poeple out of the stone age and we're already guilty.

[Texas_Jarhead]

And why are we allowing these folks to come here? We should stop importing Muslims now 9(actually yesterday but now will do).

[bayareablues]

God help us. Who sponsored this?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

That comes to 240 people per state. Unlike our southern borders, this is a non-issue.

Good luck to them.

[CrimeOf73]

Why worry about cleaning a toilet, some refugees said aloud, when the bushes never need to be cleaned?

Good God, I wonder which of these new Somali enclaves will be the first to suffer from an outbreak of cholera. Boston, perhaps?

[Destro]

a burden is a burden despite how it is divided. May I suggest 250 Somali's move next door to you?

[petuniasevan]

But they know little about racism, poverty, the bone-chilling cold

What moron wrote this crumb? These Bantu people just described RACISM and POVERTY which are FAR WORSE in Somalia than anywhere at any time in America.

And the Hmong have survived here in frigid Wisconsin just fine.

I guess yellow journalists instinctively spew their obligatory digs at us.

DON'T mistake this question for racism or whatever offends you: But why aren't these people being resettled in their countries of origin, like Mozambique? Certainly they would be among other Bantu, and in a warm climate. Oh yeah. The UN has their paws in this one. Of COURSE they consider the US a dumping ground - in more ways than one.

And what if there are "sleeper" agents among them? Note that they are Muslim, from a region which emits terrorists at a high rate of swarming.

Most of all, I don't appreciate this being done on MY dime. I bet it is taxpayer money that funds this 100%.

[dasboot]

They'll be most appreciative, I'm sure.

[Destro]

I blame the man in charge...

[noutopia]

Please keep them up north, we have too many down south that can't spell thier name, and you try as you will can't understand what they say.

[Destro]

A southern president imported them, you keep them.

[SwordofTruth]

Will Americans be welcoming?

Our government is paying for them to learn English and come to America, but somehow this reporter doesn't think that is a good enough welcome. What more can we do?

What more should we do?

[hoosierskypilot]

With all respect, they don't settle 240 to a state. They cluster together, refusing to assimilate into our culture, thus overburdening the local economy.

If you doubt this, I suggest you investigate the impact of the Somalis in Lewiston, Maine. Devastating. Absolutely, devastating.

Our country cannot care for the world's poor. Either the world's poor learn to care for themselves, or we all perish.

[petuniasevan]

Tier One: Approved for Bantu resettlement beginning immediately

Phoenix AZ

Tucson AZ

San Diego CA

Denver CO

Hartford CT

Tampa FL

Atlanta GA

Boise ID

Chicago IL (smaller families only)

Aurora/DuPage IL

Ft. Wayne IN

Kansas City KS/MO

Louisville KY

Boston MA

Worcester MA

West Springfield MA

Baltimore MD

Lansing MI

Grand Rapids MI

Manchester NH

Buffalo NY

Rochester NY

Binghamton, Syracuse NY

Utica NY

Charlotte NC

Columbus OH

Akron/Cleveland OH

Portland OR

Erie PA

Pittsburgh PA

Providence RI

Columbia SC

Sioux Falls ND

Nashville TN

Dallas/Ft. Worth TX

Amarillo TX

Houston TX

San Antonio TX

Salt Lake City UT

Burlington/Colchester VT

Charlottesville VA

Richmond VA

Roanoke VA

Milwaukee WI

Seattle WA

 

 

Tier Two – approved to begin resettlement after a date TBD by PRM

 Lincoln/Omaha NE

Las Vegas NV

Memphis TN

Tri Cities WA

  

Tier Three: Sites not approved but may be revisited at a later date after additional input

 Los Angeles CA

Orange County CA

Washington DC

301 area code, MD

New York, NY

[noutopia]

No you take them.

[petuniasevan]

If you mean the present one, WRONGO! Try X42!

In 1999, the United States designated the exiled Somali Bantu a persecuted class of people in need of resettlement in America.

Last paragraph at this page: All-Africa.com: Kenya - Relocation And Resettlement of Somali Bantu to the United States