The refugee contractors want more refugees and
more MONEY for FY2017 (Part I), by Ann Corcoran 8/26/16
They have their
eyes on the ball well before the DC Rally for Refugees kicks off on Sunday in Washington. In fact they are in
the final stretch of Obama’s plan to change America by changing the people.
The ultimate
question: Will Speaker Paul Ryan help Barack Obama resettle 100,000 (or more!)
refugees to your towns starting October first?
Their campaign
is a many months’ long effort that seeks to dramatically increase the money
they want from you to bring in an even larger contingent of third worlders
mostly from the Middle East, Africa and Asia beginning in October.
If you are in a
community that has agreed to ‘welcome’ refugees for the first time, or one that
is fighting hard not to be a new resettlement site, it is because the contractors and their
friends in the Open Borders Left are pushing for 100,000 or more refugees to be
seeded throughout America and they need new sites (existing ones are
overloaded). They are never
ever satisfied with the numbers or the amount of money they receive.
I’m repeating myself I
know, but I want everyone (including new readers who arrive here today) to
understand that the way to save your town right now is to STOP THE FUNDING for
FY2017 and there is only one place to do that—Congress!
There is little
time left in the Congressional calendar as they all scurry home in October to
campaign.
I know it’s
often boring and complicated, but you all must wrap your minds around the budget
and appropriations process starting now!
The contractors
know the process well (heck they are up on the Hill every year looking for more
money!) and have their sites set on the Appropriations deliberations that will
be in full swing as soon as Congress returns on September 6th! That is
when the
battle for your money begins in earnest. We want robust funds!
Here is what
the Refugee Council USA (the lobbying arm of the refugee resettlement industry) is telling its people in RCUSA’s
Activist Tool Kit (hat tip: Richard at Blue Ridge Forum): RCUSA: Increased Funds Are Needed to Protect Refugees
Internationally and Resettle Refugees in the U.S.
President Obama announced that the United States will resettle 85,000
refugees from around the world in Fiscal Year 2016 and plans to resettle
100,000 refugees in Fiscal Year 2017. While an improvement from the 70,000
refugees resettled in Fiscal Year 2015, it is critical that even this
relatively small increase in refugee admissions is accompanied by both increased
international assistance and robust
funds to ensure local communities in the U.S. have the resources they
need to help refugees rebuild their lives.
[What a joke, $ for local communities or money for their own salaries
and offices?—ed]
The Office of Refugee Resettlement has been chronically underfunded for
years, and an infusion of resources is needed to meet both the increase in
refugee admissions and the need for all refugees to have the opportunity to
succeed in their new communities.
Window of Opportunity: Now until September
2016
From now until September, Congress is considering two sets of funding
bills for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17 which covers October 1, 2016 – September 30,
2017): a short term “continuing resolution” that will fund the government at
Fiscal Year 2016 levels for a few months into FY17, and a new set of bills that
would flat line funding for refugee assistance overseas and refugee
resettlement in the United States for the rest of FY17. Under both sets of
bills, the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) and the Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) would remain at FY16 levels, despite the fact that
the FY16 budget was calculated to resettle 75,000 refugees and in FY17 we
anticipate serving 100,000 refugees. We
seek increases for these accounts in both the short-term continuing resolution
and the FY17 appropriations bills. Now is a
perfect time to share information about the refugee crisis and let your
Senators and Representatives know that you care about displaced people overseas
and refugees resettled in the United States.
As we prepare for 100,000 refugees to be
resettled in the United States in FY 2017, it is critical that refugee related
accounts are increased in order to assist and resettle refugees. It
is time to act with historic leadership and compassion and stand with those
seeking safety and the opportunity to build a new life.
Anti-Refugee Sentiment
Utilizing anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim
rhetoric, individuals who oppose refugee resettlement are making their voices
heard the loudest and most frequently to policy makers. Groups like Refugee Resettlement Watch*** are calling for an end
to resettlement altogether, and are fostering hostile atmospheres for
newcomers. Some governors have opposed resettlement to
their states and various state legislatures have proposed legislation that
would enact harmful policies. It is critical that policy makers learn about the
importance of resettlement from refugees themselves and supportive community
members. We want policy makers to support positive legislation and oppose
proposals that would turn our backs on refugees and violate our values of
welcome and hospitality.
***One of the
funniest things I ever read was when Daniel Greenfield was labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law
Center and he said he looked around for his group and all he saw was his cat! Read
their whole toolkit by clicking here!
Be sure to see Part II tomorrow! Hint! Paul
Ryan is target #1 but there are others too! Here (below) are the members of the Refugee Council
USA (federal resettlement contractors being paid by the head to place
refugees in your towns are in red, they have a vested financial interest in
bringing in ever larger numbers of refugees):
Member Organizations
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