Refugees
trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho, by Ann Corcoran 4/13/18
Add “trickle” to our
descriptive media word-list about this years’ refugee flow to America.
Previously we joked about
“plummeting” numbers (dip, tumble, drop dramatically, drastically decline,
etc.). Now we can add “trickle.”
Back in the good ‘ol days, Lavinia Limon
(USCRI) was sending Mr. Chobani Yogurt (Hamdi Ulukaya) his
workers for Twin Falls. Mr. Chobani Yogurt must be a bit annoyed as the refugee
worker stream to his Twin Falls yogurt plant must be trickling too. And, heck,
he even lost pal, doyenne of the refugee contractors, Lavinia Limon last fall. See here.
This article is just another
of the ho-hum planted media stories about that mean ol’ Donald Trump and how
his refugee slowdown is hurting their refugee industry.
It wouldn’t be worth
posting except for the blatant admission that plummeting refugee arrivals are
hurting the contractors’ budgets. For longtime readers you are likely
thinking—well we know that!
However, ten years ago, when
I started writing this blog about the flawed US Refugee Admissions Program, the
media didn’t know that refugee contracting agencies were paid by the head to
place refugees, so I see this paragraph below as progress!
From the Idaho State Journal:
There are challenges that
come with taking in fewer refugees. It’s hard to manage the Refugee Center’s
budget, Rwasama said, because the center receives federal funding per refugee
who arrives. “Everything is impacted when you don’t have funding to provide
services.” More here.
I was glad to see that they
say they are taking better care of the formerly placed refugees since they are
receiving so few new ones.
Rwasama is CSI Refugee Center director Zeze Rwasama. It
has never been adequately explained just how the College of Southern Idaho
became a subcontractor for USCRI, one of the nine (soon to be eight?) federal
contractors.
Nevertheless, we are happy to
see that the admission is being made regularly and the media is now reporting
that:
Federal resettlement contractors (and their subcontractors) receive
payment from you, the US taxpayer, on a per refugee head basis!
Progress!
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!).
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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