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The pace of Syrian refugees entering the U.S. has surged in recent weeks, government figures show, putting the Obama administration on track to meet its target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees before the end of September -– and reviving Republican concerns about the security implications. State Department reports show that 2,340 Syrian refugees arrived last month in the United States. That's more than what occurred during the entire seven months after President Obama directed his team to prepare for 10,000 admissions from the war-torn country. Total admissions for the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30, now come to about...

ISLAMIST TERRORIST ATTACK IN ORLANDO FLORIDA 50 killed, 53 wounded. Lone Gunman. At approximately 2:02am EDT police reported a mass casualty shooting – now confirmed as a terrorist attack – at an Orlando Florida nightclub called Pulse. (Original Outline HERE) Pulse is a gay nightclub in downtown Orlando – Website Link. Orlando “Gay Days” ended June 5th. Pulse on Twitter HERE – Pulse Orlando Website HERE – Pulse Facebook HERE WFTV Orlando Media – Orlando Police Twitter Feed – ABC News Local Update-1 Terrorist Identified as Omar Mateen from Port Saint Lucie (FL East Coast). There was actually a warning...

Illinois is a leading state for Syrian (Muslim) refugee resettlement Posted by Ann Corcoran on September 6, 2015 This is a longish article at the Chicago Tribune that anyone concerned with Illinois should have a look at. Any ‘pockets of resistance’ in Illinois? Bill Frelick of Human Rights Watch says Syrian Muslims figure low on the list of asylum seekers. Has he ever looked at the stats? Or is he helping promote a victim narrative for the Leftwing media? https://www.hrw.org/about/people/bill-freli But, this whining bit (below) jumped out at me and I want to bring it to your attention. The article...

Is Obama testing the waters with latest—10,000 Syrians to US in FY2016 Posted by Ann Corcoran on September 10, 2015 The human rights industrial complex must be going nuts right now with the number being tossed out this afternoon from the White House of Syrian refugees that could be admitted to the US starting in 3 weeks (FY2016 starts October 1). Is your head starting to spin with all the numbers being thrown around? Join the club! Merkel angry Surely “mama Merkel” and papa Francis will not be happy. https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2015/09/02/trying-to-reach-the-welcoming-arms-of-mama-merkel-migrants-are-buying-fake-syrian-passports/ Assuming they will be mostly Muslim Syrians like those already...

With the refugee crisis overwhelming European leaders, Republican presidential hopeful and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal blamed the ongoing problem on President Obama.After branding Donald Trump as a, “narcissist” and “an egomaniac” in prepared remarks, Thursday at the National Press Club, Jindal pivoted his attacks to the President when the topic turned to that of foreign policy.During the question and answer section of the event, the Louisiana governor said he would not support the Untied States taking in more refugees who are fleeing war-torn Syria, Afghanistan and Libya.“The reason I say that we shouldn’t be taking in more people today… because...