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Computer Program Dubbed "Annie" Making Decisions about Refugee Placement (so we are told!)

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 7 Comments

Several people sent me this story from The Atlantic about a new computer program that is being tested by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society to determine which American town or city could be the most hospitable to a third worlder arriving in the US. I’m posting it just so you know about it and especially … Continue reading Computer Program Dubbed "Annie" Making Decisions about Refugee Placement (so we are told!)

Lewiston, ME (again) Where the Joys of Diversity Increase by the Day

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 4 Comments

But, at least in this story, the ‘new Americans’ are robbing and beating their fellow ‘new Americans.’  (See my recent post about the death of a white man at the hands of an immigrant gang.) Move over Minneapolis, little Lewiston, ME is trying to catch up with you in the diversity-is-beautiful race to the top … Continue reading Lewiston, ME (again) Where the Joys of Diversity Increase by the Day

Think About It! A UN Staff Person is Deciding who Will Become a New American

~ Ann Corcoran ~ 8 Comments

“Given such high stakes, and the reports of abuses, the U.S. government might want to reconsider the whole resettlement referral system put in place by UNHCR.” (Nayla Rush, Center for Immigration Studies) That is the conclusion that Nayla Rush at the Center for Immigration Studies comes to after doing a deep dive into that recent … Continue reading Think About It! A UN Staff Person is Deciding who Will Become a New American