Posted on 08/11/2025 4:38:43 AM PDT by cuz1961
Did you know that the head of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) isn't a Lutheran OR a Christian at all?
She's a progressive Communist (atheist) who used to work for Obama & Hillary at the State Department and as Michelle Obama's policy director....
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These are large companies that make more money from taxpayers the more “refugees” the government lets in. It’s another cog in the mass migration racket. They build in margins for each refugee they resettle, so when we stop admitting people, so does their financing. This represents an existential crisis for them.
So they misrepresent the scriptures, and they emotionally blackmail Americans on Sunday shows and in op-eds to gin up controversy and sob stories to game the refugee programs against our national interests. It’s a financial racket that Trump just slammed shut. We will not be manipulated anymore."
The Lutheran Refugee Resettlement agency (LIRS) hired a progressive Democrat, non-Lutheran, and Michelle Obama's former policy Director, as its President in 2019. That tells you all you need to know....
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More damning info in the rest of this article at link.
...Services (LIRS) is one of the largest refugee resettlement agencies in the United States along with Catholic Charities. It was originally founded in 1939 and partners with other resettlement organizations across the country - including some of the largest ones in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud - in Minnesota.
These resettlement “charities” make over $6,000 profit per “refugee” they resettle in America. It’s a huge profit center. President Trump’s previous policies, including limiting migration from nations that sponsor terror, have put a huge damper in their financial statements. The ELCA alone boasts of bringing 379,000, mostly Muslim, refugees to America - which translates to $2.2 billion in total revenue. How many of them are you seeing converted to Christianity by the ELCA? Right....
...These resettlement “charities” make over $6,000 profit per “refugee” they resettle in America. It’s a huge profit center. President Trump’s previous policies, including limiting migration from nations that sponsor terror, have put a huge damper in their financial statements. The ELCA alone boasts of bringing 379,000, mostly Muslim, refugees to America - which translates to $2.2 billion in total revenue. How many of them are you seeing converted to Christianity by the ELCA? Right.
Many people wonder why Minnesota is home to so many Somali refugees? Why do so many Somali refugees end up in Minnesota when they are first brought to OTHER states? Because they MIGRATE to Minnesota after they are first sent to other states because of free everything. I’m going to illustrate what is going on using Minnesota because it is my home state and I know it. Here’s one example:
A mother from Somalia and her seven kids were on their way to Minnesota, less than two months after they arrived in Phoenix from Somalia:
A mother from Somalia and her seven kids were on their way to Minnesota, less than two months after they arrived in Phoenix from Somalia:
“We didn’t know how to get jobs in Phoenix, and even if we did, we didn’t know how we’d get to them,” she explained through an interpreter because she didn’t speak English.
In Phoenix, without a car, they found themselves lost: Where were they supposed to get groceries? How did they go about setting up long-overdue doctor’s appointments under their new free ObamaCare program? How would they find work if they had no skills and didn’t speak English or Spanish? How would they get around without a car? How would they pay rent after their initial stipend from the U.S. government ran out?
The Somali Association of Arizona stepped in, providing groceries and setting up doctor’s appointments for the family. But they couldn’t do anything about the fact that the fact that with limited English and no training, they weren’t qualified for any jobs.
Worried that her rent would be cut off soon, the Mother decided they should move to Minnesota, where the benefits are excellent and where she, like virtually all Somalis, have family. The program coordinator for the Somali Association of Arizona says that her story is a common one.
As many as half the Somali refugees resettled in Arizona AND other states end up leaving for Minnesota.
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[She’s a progressive Communist (atheist) who used to work for Obama & Hillary at the State Department and as Michelle Obama’s policy director....]
Lots of stupid Americans helped install the Manchurian Candidate and Saboteur Democrat Barack Hussein Obama
So we can easily see what Minnesota (sportsman’s paradise???)is going to become. Never wanted to live there, but have relatives who did. And who is letting them come into this country?
...Most credit the strength of Minnesota’s “voluntary agencies” - called VOLAGS. These quasi-governmental agencies welcomed the first wave of Somali refugees in the early 1990s, and others soon followed.
It should be noted that none of the VOLAGS are actually really associated with the true teachings of the church, they just hijack the name for political expediency or they have been instrumental in infiltrating certain denominations to take them over for the Communists. The U.S. State Department decides where new refugees (determined by the UN) should end up and it often depends on how many voluntary agencies are in the area to expedite the process....
...Here’s how the refugee resettlement programs work. The United Nations High Commission on International Refugees selects and “vets” refugees to be distributed to the United States. The US sets an annual refugee cap and the US State Department contracts with voluntary agencies (VOLAGs) to help refugees get settled in their new homes.
Five of the top nine VOLAGs in America are so-called “Christian” non-profits (Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, World Relief Corporation, Church World Service, and Episcopal* Migration Ministries.) The other four are Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, International Rescue Committee, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, and the Ethiopian Community Development Council.
The primary VOLAGs in Minnesota are:
-Catholic Charities
-International Institute of Minnesota
-Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota
-Minnesota Council of Churches: Refugee Services
-Arrive Ministries
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The VOLAGs work with 350 subcontractors and are paid up to $4,225 per head to resettle refugees in Minnesota. Though they are officially “non-profit” organizations, these quasi-Governmental organizations are profiting from lucrative contracts with the Federal Government to resettle refugees in the United States.
Refugee resettlement is quite profitable. VOLAGs have almost no real responsibilities for these refugees after they are settled. After 4 months, the VOLAG is not even required to know where the refugee lives.
There are multiple ways for these VOLAGs to generate revenue from refugee resettlement:
a. $2,025 per refugee (including children) from the State Department.
b. Up to $2,200 for each refugee by participating in a U.S. DHHS program known as Matching Grant. To get the $2,200, the VOLAG need only show it spent $200 and gave away $800 worth of donated clothes, furniture, or cars.
c. VOLAGs use volunteers to actually solicit the cash and donated goods from the public for them. So not only does the VOLAG meet its matching grant requirement through donations from the public, it uses volunteers to do the fundraising.
d. VOLAGS get volunteers to actually work with the refugees and pay for their own time and transportation, so essentially the VOLAG pockets the entire $4,225 per refugee itself.
d. The VOLAG pockets 25 percent of every transportation loan it collects from refugees it “sponsors”.
e. All VOLAG expenses and overhead are paid by the Federal Government.
f. For their refugee programs, VOLAGs also collect money from all available federal, state and local grant programs...
The irony is that these VOLAGS, which were once organized to serve their local communities, have now really lost much of their original purpose and have become agents for those bringing non-Christians to America. Critics argue they are now no longer private charities but instead well paid subcontractors of the Federal Government.
Catholic Charities has grown into a huge $3.8 billion operation with more than 65,000 employees. Half of its funding–$2 billion–comes from the Federal Government, through the Office of Faith Based Initiatives. 98 percent of Catholic Charities refugee resettlement budget comes from the federal government. 97 percent of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service’s budget comes from the federal government.
I doubt 99.9% of Americans are aware of this...
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This is one of the reasons that President Trump wants to stop mass immigration from terrorist nations, wants to stop nations from sending their criminals to America to be supported by the taxpayer and wants to stop alien criminals from giving birth on American soil and taking advantage of our generosity. COMMON SENSE.
Once refugees are situated in welfare-friendly states - they are often trained how to further game the system. This is all part of their indoctrination.
For example, Minnesota, remember the daycare fraud investigation from Fox 9 that revealed suitcases full of cash were leaving the Minneapolis airport for North Africa and the Middle East? Many wondered just how the daycare fraud is perpetrated. Here’s what I learned:
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1) The so-called “working” parents will apply for daycare assistance for each child. That amounts to a benefit of roughly $1,000 per month, per child. That means a family with 4 children will receive a daycare benefit of $4,000 per month or $48,000 per year, paid for by Minnesota taxpayers.
2) Another “community” member will open a daycare facility. They will hire the MOTHER of the 4 children as an “employee.”
3) The mother will work at the daycare facility for minimum wage for a maximum of 25 hours per week caring for HER OWN CHILDREN so that she can prove she is “working” and qualifies for daycare assistance.
4) The daycare facility will bill the state $4,000 a month for caring for her 4 children - and pay the mother $400 a month in income for caring for HER OWN CHILDREN - and pocket the rest. Often, much of that money will be sent back to their country of origin. Some critics believe the parents receive additional kick-backs for their participation. Or, sometimes, there aren’t ANY children AT ALL...the facility is empty...and the state is billed for non-existent children.
5) Because the mother works only 25 hours a week, she is still entitled to free healthcare through Medicaid or ObamaCare, free food stamps, cash assistance, daycare assistance and subsidized housing for up to 10 years. Meanwhile, Minnesota-born citizens wait in line.
6) The daycare facility will often build a kitchen and call it a “restaurant” and hire workers (mothers of more children who receive free daycare) to feed all the families.
7) The daycare facilities are not open to “everybody” and are often full.
8)If the family has subsidized housing, the low wage she is being paid at the “daycare” facility will ensure they are qualified to continue to receive subsidized housing or Section 8 FOREVER.
9) New refugees are trained in on the scheme when they arrive and are taught how to manipulate and maximize the system. This is an international scam - which has been going on in Australia and the UK for over a decade. Minnesota spends $13 billion on welfare benefits every year, and some $250 million of that is just on daycare assistance alone.
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10) Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison, as well as the Democrat and Republican leadership in Minnesota, are ALL complicit in the scheme. Lawmakers refuse to investigate and avert their eyes. Left unchecked, welfare fraud will bankrupt Minnesota.
BTW, IT’S NOT JUST DAYCARE FRAUD. Food stamp, PCA and housing fraud too.
For example, refugee public housing residents in Minneapolis do NOT have to pay their normal monthly rent when they travel to their homelands. Instead, they will pay only $75 per month to hold their public housing units for their return. Meanwhile, native-born, low-income Minnesotans, who are on waiting lists for public housing, will just have to wait.
...Refugees receive federal Supplemental Security Income, which is halted when they leave the United States. The most common reasons for their travel abroad include visiting families left behind or participating in the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are expected to make at least once.
Wait a minute. I thought refugees were fleeing persecution. That’s what they tell us. Why would they want to vacation in their homelands and how can they afford a $3,000 flight home?..
They’re good at dumping destitute refugees from all of the world’s toilets into your town and city - bringing crime and overwhelming housing, welfare and the schools.
This reminds me of the Somalis in Minnesota who stole federal money meant for feeding children:
DOJ reports:
“The egregious fraud uncovered in the Feeding our Future case represents the blatant betrayal of public trust. These criminals stole $250 million in federal funding meant to feed hungry children during a crisis and instead funneled it into luxury homes, cars and lavish lifestyles.”
I believe that Lutheran Social Services is associated with the ELCA, not the Missouri Synod or WELS Lutheran church.
Thank you for pointing that out.
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