Tag: refugees
UN Wants To Investigate The Deaths of Refugee Children In US Cus.tody
This has been in the back of my mind for a while now. First why isn’t the UN involved in helping migrants and refugees in the Americas? And why aren’t there any complaints before the UN General Assembly about US handling of refugees? And will the UN sanction or investigate…
Trump Refuses To Change His Mind and Then Of Course Changes His Mind:
As of this writing, after days of blaming the Democrats and demanding that Congress do something to stop the inhumane treatment of families stopped at the US Mexican border, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the separation of children from their parents. An act he could have done…
They aren’t migrants!
For those of you who haven’t seen the news lately…or haven’t visited news sites that carry such news…the French government is tearing down a refugee camp in Calais and moving its residents to other facilities in France. Many of the residents are upset because they would like to reach Great…
Pope Francis: “Jesus Was A Refugee”
Just some food for thought for all those “compassionate” conservatives who don’t want to allow Syrian refugees into our country. Pope Francis made a poignant appeal on behalf of the world’s refugees during his Wednesday general audience, reminding all listening that Jesus, too, encountered times of hardship and danger. “We…
Chris Christie on Syrian refugees: Not even ‘orphans under 5’
In an interview with conservative radio talker Hugh Hewitt, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie hunkered down on refusing Syrian refugees. After being asked about orphans under five, here’s what the governor had to say : The fact is that we need appropriate vetting, and I don’t think orphans under 5…
The Real Face of a Syrian Refugee:
This is a rather long article from the New York Times Magazine from earlier in November. It tells the story of one particular Syrian refugee and her family as they try to survive in a refugee camp in Lebanon. It is worth the read particularly as the conversation from our…
Media Downplays Urgency in the Syrian Diaspora via Migrants
From the New York Times to Yahoo News to local media outlets, the millions of Syrians fleeing their homeland are typically referred to as ‘migrants’. The word migrant has a fairly neutral connotation and usually refers to voluntary immigrants who move to a new nation for work or education or…
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