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Arab Immigrants Angry, Say they Will be Undercounted in 2020 Census

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 1 Comment

“You’re making us invisible.” (US Rep. Rashida Tlaib) I haven’t been paying any attention to the Census other than noting that we have received at least three mailings telling us to get it done. Here we learn that Arab-speaking immigrants to the Detroit area are working hard to be sure they are not undercounted so … Continue reading Arab Immigrants Angry, Say they Will be Undercounted in 2020 Census

Dear Mr. President, You Will Not Energize the Base with Half Measures on Immigration

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 4 Comments

So much for the President halting all immigration to the US during the on-going Chinese virus crisis.  See yesterday’s post.   Today we have Politico (of all places) describing what is believed to be the direction President Trump’s executive order on immigration might take when it is revealed possibly today. Trump’s immigration pause falls well … Continue reading Dear Mr. President, You Will Not Energize the Base with Half Measures on Immigration

St. Cloud, MN: Ho Hum Another Somali in Trouble with the Law

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 4 Comments

Here we have another young African man we most likely raised on the taxpayers’ dime (virtually all Somalis in the US came in through the UN/US Refugee Admissions Program or are the children of those who did). I just checked the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center*** and learned that nearly 7,000 Somalis were placed directly … Continue reading St. Cloud, MN: Ho Hum Another Somali in Trouble with the Law