Kentucky Somali says the UN picked Louisville as
his resettlement destination, by Ann Corcoran 4/6/18
Hmmmm!
This is from a short article at The Catholic Record in Kentucky. It’s about how difficult it was for a
new employee with Migration
and Refugee Services in Louisville to
learn the ropes about the resettlement process. I
can relate since I’m still learning the system after writing about it for
nearly 11 years, but one bit caught my attention!
Here is what Catholic Charities of Louisville’s “employment team
leader” Somali Ahmed Hussein told the new guy on the block:
One of my co-workers who is
always willing to share his story and answer questions about his experience as
a refugee is our employment team leader,
Ahmed Hussein.
Ahmed is a Somali refugee who
came to Kentucky after spending eight years in a Kenyan refugee camp.
I remember when I first met Ahmed, I asked why they chose Louisville as
a destination, and his response was really eye-opening to the entire
resettlement process, “Man, we didn’t choose Louisville, they (the United
Nations High Commission for Refugees) choose for you, and you take the
destination they offer.”
You
know what! Since the US State Department and their resettlement contractors
NEVER explain to the public how locations are chosen (it is one of the most
closely held secrets of the whole process), we’ll go with Mr. Hussein’s
explanation until we get some real answers!
And,
have a look at this graphic I found. It’s a couple years old, but it does give
you some idea of where the UN is placing Somalis!
I missed this article in
2016:
http://stumpinfortrump.com/2016/03/19/somali-tsunami-obama-sending-700-per-month-u-s-cities-despite-admitted-terror-recruitment-problem/
This
is the Top Twenty list of cities (targeted by the UN?) from that map:
Minneapolis-St.
Paul – 646
Columbus, Ohio – 412
Buffalo, N.Y. – 361
Syracuse, N.Y. – 307
Dallas-Ft. Worth – 302
Salt Lake City, Utah – 276
San Diego – 275
St. Cloud – 243
Louisville, Ky. – 236
Phoenix, Ariz. – 218
Seattle, Wash. – 212
Erie, Pa. – 207
Atlanta – 159
Glendale, Ariz. – 155
Tuscon – 154
Boston – 153
Houston – 150
Nashville – 148
Kansas City, Mo. – 145
Portland, Ore. – 132
Buffalo, N.Y. – 361
Syracuse, N.Y. – 307
Dallas-Ft. Worth – 302
Salt Lake City, Utah – 276
San Diego – 275
St. Cloud – 243
Louisville, Ky. – 236
Phoenix, Ariz. – 218
Seattle, Wash. – 212
Erie, Pa. – 207
Atlanta – 159
Glendale, Ariz. – 155
Tuscon – 154
Boston – 153
Houston – 150
Nashville – 148
Kansas City, Mo. – 145
Portland, Ore. – 132
See
my Kentucky archive, here. Contact the President by clicking here. Tell him it is time to get the UN out
of our refugee resettlement business!
These
are the nine major resettlement contractors who keep this secret well: How is your town or city chosen?
I
post the contractor list almost every day because I want new readers to know
exactly who is responsible for driving the US Refugee Admissions Program (in
addition to the UN!). (Catholic Charities works for the US Bishops.)
The
number in parenthesis is the percentage of the nine VOLAGs’ income paid by you (the taxpayer) to place the
refugees, line them up with (low paying) jobs in food production and cleaning
hotel rooms, and get them signed up for their services! From most recent accounting, here.
Ethiopian
Community Development Council (ECDC) (secular) (93%)
International
Rescue Committee (IRC) (secular) (66.5%)
US
Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (secular) (98%)
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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