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Biden to Increase Number of Immigrants Approved for Refugee, Visa Status

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President Joe Biden’s border policy will include an increase in the number of people approved for refugee and visa status, his administration announced Tuesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repeatedly asked the Biden administration to answer questions about who is transporting individuals and families to the Texas-Mexico border and what the administration is doing to prevent crimes and human and drug trafficking. He says he has still received no response. He also called on Biden to label Mexican cartels as terrorists because, Abbott said, they are committing crimes and wreaking havoc in Texas, and has also received no response.

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DeWine, Timken Hit Public Speaking Tour to Tout Positive News But Ignore Gun Control, High Unemployment, and Refugees

Jason M. Reynolds

The classic Wizard of Oz quote “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” could apply to the attitude of the top leaders of the Ohio Republican Party.

Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Republican Party Chairwoman Jane Timken have taken to the roads to proclaim how wonderful the economy is and talk about government spending plans for children’s programs. Noticeably absent are comments about red flag laws, refugees and primary endorsements that the two have drawn heat on lately.

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Klobuchar Calls for Over 500 Percent Increase in Refugees, But Just Not in Her Neighborhood, Reports Say

Jason M. Reynolds

  “Do what I say, not as I do,” could be the mantra for Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar when it comes to resettling more than 500 percent more refugees under her proposal since virtually none of them would end up in her neighborhood, according to a report. And one of…

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Mayor Pete Would Increase Refugee Influx by 511 Percent If He Becomes President Pete

Jason M. Reynolds

Mayor Pete says he would inundate America with at least 110,000 refugees a year if he were to become President Pete, an increase of 511 percent. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made the remark in a Q&A interview on human rights with Amnesty International. The…

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Ohio Gov DeWine’s Office Dodges Question on Resettlement of Refugees Australia Refused to Accept

Jason M. Reynolds

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s decision on December 24 that would say yes to more refugees in Ohio would allow the federal government to resettle them from any country, including from an estimated 300 to 720 refugees from the Middle East that the government of Australia has refused to accept.

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Report: US May Set Refugee Cap at Zero for Coming Year

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Tennessee Star

by Victoria Macchi   The Trump administration is considering more dramatic cuts to the U.S. refugee program, with one official suggesting the White House not allow any refugees into the country in the coming fiscal year. In a Politico report released Thursday, government officials from several federal agencies attended a meeting…

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Authorities: Muslim Migrant in Ohio Tried to Get ISIS Training and Start ‘Civil War’ in U.S.

Anthony Accardi

For the second time this week, a Muslim was arrested in Ohio and charged with attempting to provide material support to an overseas terrorist organization. In the latest case, Naser Almadaoji, an Iraqi-born 19-year-old who had obtained U.S. citizenship, was arrested Wednesday at the Columbus airport. The FBI says Almadaoji, who lived in…

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Aftab Pureval, Criticized as Proponent of Amnesty, Was Keynote Speaker at Recent YWCA ‘Immigrant Partner Violence’ Event

Adam Baumgartner

Aftab Pureval, the Democrat nominee in the First Congressional District, has recently come under fire as an alleged proponent of illegal-immigrant amnesty. On September 19, the Congressional Leadership Fund released a video contending that “Pureval would vote with Nancy Pelosi for open borders and amnesty, putting Ohio families at risk.” Pureval, whose…

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Commentary: Another Willy Horton Moment: Iraqi ‘Refugee’ in California Was Part of Terror Group

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ISIS fighter in US claimed 'refugee'

by CHQ Staff   Omar Abdulsattar Ameen, 45, an Iraqi “refugee” admitted under the Obama – Ryan refugee program was arrested Wednesday in Northern California on a warrant alleging that he killed an Iraqi policeman while fighting for the Islamic State organization. Ameen and other members of ISIS are alleged…

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Legal Loophole Protects Violent Iraqi Refugee Who Shot a Colorado Police Officer

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Cem Duzel, Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi,

By Natalia Castro   On June 13, 2016, Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi should have been deported. After violating the terms of his probation, this was the day an immigration judge determined Al Khammasi should no longer be in allowed to maintain his refugee status and live in his Colorado home. Instead,…

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Diane Black on Refugee Resettlement Appeal: ‘I Applaud State of Tennessee for Choosing to Defend our Constitutional Rights’

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Diane Black

On the heels of Tennessee’s decision to appeal a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss the lawsuit against the federal government’s resettlement of refugees Thursday, gubernatorial candidate Diane Black issued a statement supporting the decision. “I applaud the State of Tennessee for choosing to defend our Constitutional rights and appealing this decision,” Black…

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