Breitbart reports, “nearly 100 mayors across the United States are begging President Trump to import as many refugees to the country as possible in order to “bring cultural vibrancy and diversity” to American communities.”
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Ohio Ranks 6th in Number of Refugees Resettled
Ohio is ranked sixth in the nation in the number of refugees who came here between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019. States which accepted more refugees than Ohio include Texas, Washington, New York, California and Kentucky. Kentucky resettled 1,427 people to Ohio’s 1,426.
Read MoreTrump Lowers Refugee Cap to 18,000
President Trump has again lowered the maximum amount of refugees allowed into the United States, bringing it to yet another record low, according to The Hill.
Read MoreFLASHBACK: Mark Dayton Tells Minnesotans to ‘Find Another State’ If They Aren’t Happy
Former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, once told a crowd of frustrated residents to “find another state” if they weren’t happy with Minnesota. The comments were made during an October 2015 forum in St. Cloud hosted by the local chapter of the NAACP. Dayton was responding to concerns…
Read MoreStudy: The US Is No Longer the Top Destination for Refugees
by Jason Hopkins The United States is no longer the top destination for the world’s refugees, falling from its number one position for the first time in nearly 40 years. In what appears to be a historical turnaround, Canada surpassed the U.S. in the number of refugees it accepted…
Read MoreFrom the Congo to Columbus, Los Angeles Filmmakers Want to Tell Columbus, Ohio’s Diversity Story to Heal the Nation
Filmmaker Jeffrey Newman, told The Columbus Dispatch last week that a film being produced by Rich Street Productions, featuring Columbus’s diverse immigrant population, “…is about reclaiming our identity as Americans.” He went on to say, You tell the story of Columbus through people who live here. The diversity is rich.…
Read MoreTrump Administration Slashes Refugees US Will Take in FY 2019 By A Third
by Joshua Gill Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the U.S. will take only 30,000 refugees over the next fiscal year — the fewest since the 1980 Refugee Act. The cap on refugees decreased from the 45,000 cap set for the current fiscal year and is the…
Read More1,301 Refugees Resettled in Ohio So Far in FY 2018, Second Only to Texas
During the first eleven months of FY 2018, from October 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018, 1,301 refugees were resettled in Ohio by the federal government, more than were resettled in any other state except Texas, which saw 1,467 refugees resettled. A total of 19,889 refugees were resettled in all…
Read MoreTrump’s Top Aides Make Push to Drastically Cut Refugee Numbers
by Hanna Bogorowski Several top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration are making a push to drastically reduce the number of immigrants coming legally and illegally into the United States, as well as significantly lowering the cap of refugees admitted. The administration ultimately settled on a 45,000 cap for refugees…
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