Monday, August 20, 2018

Refugee Scam


US Catholic Bishops launch campaign to pressure Trump to admit large number of refugees, by Ann Corcoran, 8/19/18.

“The USCCB, along with a national network of Catholic partners, has resettled nearly one-third of all refugees to the U.S. since 1980.”

U.S. Catholic Bishops Urge to Welcome More Refugees in 2019
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is advocating for an increase in the number of refugees to be resettled in the country during the fiscal year 2019.

This is one more in a stream of news stories about how the federally-funded refugee resettlement contractors are fighting for their lives as their budgets shrink under this President.

It is no surprise that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops—the largest resettlement agency of the nine NGOs hired by the US State Department to place refugees in your towns and cities, is launching this campaign directed at Donald Trump.

For years, I have searched in vain to discover the numbers of refugees each of the nine resettles, but this article at least (thanks to reader Joanne for sending it) tells us that the Bishops must be number one!

As usual, no where in this appeal to parishioners do they mention that they are PAID BY THE HEAD FOR EACH REFUGEE THEY PLACE!


The bishops are inviting Catholics who are U.S. citizens to sign a petition to the President asking that “at least 75,000 refugees” be resettled during the next fiscal year. They also suggest organizing meetings with their local elected officials to move the issue forward.

The advocacy campaign precedes the Presidential Determination expected by 30 September, which will set the target number of refugees allowed into the country between October 2018 and September 2019. During the last fiscal year, this number was a record low of 45,000, with the actual number of resettled refugees falling short of the target by about half, the lowest figure since the implementation of the Refugee Act in 1980.

“Standing up for refugees is more crucial than ever,” says Tony Cube, national manager of Justice for Immigrants, a coalition of Catholic organizations convened by the USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) to mobilize institutions and individuals in support of immigrants and refugees.

In addition to the petition, Justice for Immigrants has developed an advocacy toolkit with suggestions for a letter [See the letter below—-ed] to the U.S. President and instructions on how to set up a meeting with local lawmakers. The advocacy toolkit also suggests requesting robust funding of overseas assistance to displaced populations.

The USCCB, along with a national network of Catholic partners, has resettled nearly one-third of all refugees to the U.S. since 1980.

Here is the letter to the President that the Bishops are asking Catholics to sign:

Dear Mr. President:
As Catholics and Americans, we write today to express our strong support for resettling refugees in our states and communities and urge you to resettle at least 75,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2019. We hope that you will take into consideration the voices of state and local communities as we join together in support of this life-saving program and express their desire to help protect refugees in need.
Every day, 44,000 people are displaced from their homes because of violence, persecution, or war. The United Nations Refugee Agency reports that over 68.5 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, 25.4 million of whom are registered as refugees. More than half of those registered are children. Despite this ongoing crisis, last year the United States set its lowest ever resettlement goal of 45,000 refugees, and to date, has only resettled 18,214 refugees this fiscal year. This is one of the lowest numbers of refugees the U.S. has resettled in the history of the program, at the time of the greatest need. We can do so much more.
The United States of America is a nation founded and built by immigrants and refugees. It is that history that makes our collective states and communities strong; it is our deep respect for hard work, our shared commitment to the country we call home, and our belief that America is a beacon of hope, that unites us.
We have heard our constituents express their support for resettling refugees in our communities. Like us, they know that refugees are not people to be feared – they are simply men, women, and children who were forced to flee in order to save their lives.
Refugees bring immense value to our communities. Refugees have reinvigorated our economies, brought innovation to our towns, and made our communities stronger through their contributions to our public life and cultural institutions. They are students, business owners, dedicated employees, customers, elected officials, and community leaders.
The significant decline in refugee arrivals this year has had a negative impact on communities, especially on employers, that have traditionally welcomed refugees. Many key U.S. industries - including manufacturing, lumber, hospitality, and food production - have become increasingly reliant on refugee workers to fill in gaps left by labor shortages. Refugees, and their descendants, bring so much to our communities. We are better and stronger because of them. We encourage you to visit our communities and hear directly from our constituents, including refugees themselves, about what this life-saving program has brought to our country.
It is our deep respect for hard work, our shared commitment to the country we call home, and our belief that America is a beacon of hope, that unites us. We thank you for listening to the voices of communities across the country and hope that you will take into account our strong desire to welcome refugees as you make your determination on the number of refugees our country will help in the coming year.

What can you do? As I have been saying for weeks, you must contact the White House (link in upper right hand column here at RRW) and tell the President what you think.  I am not supplying a script (as they do) because you are smart enough to write (in polite words!) what you think should be done about refugees in FY19.

If you are a Catholic you should consider telling your church leaders what you think as well!

These (below) are the nine federal resettlement contractors/advocates which are largely paid for their ‘humanitarian’ work by you, the US taxpayer.

As the numbers of incoming refugees decline so too does their income (as I said, they are paid by the refugee head!).  A continued reduction in the number of incoming refugees could cause one or more of these supposed non-profits to go under due to poor budgetary management—they never planned for a rainy day when federal bucks might dry up!

Another low year, perhaps lower than this year’s 20,000 plus year, could completely blow to smithereens the budget of one or more of these federal contractors which are demanding a cap of 75,000.  (LOL! The nine have colluded so they all are asking for 75,000!)

The number in parenthesis is the percentage of their income paid by you (the taxpayer) to place the refugees into your towns and cities and get them signed up for their services (aka welfare)! 

From my most recent accounting, here.  However, please see that Nayla Rush at the Center for Immigration Studies has done an update of their income!


Comments

43% of Catholics voted for Trump in 2016. 48% voted for Clinton and 9% voted for others. I expect more Catholics in the US will migrate to the GOP and ignore the Bishops on this issue.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader


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