It’s official: 85,000 Muslim refugees coming to the U.S. starting October 1, 2015
Here is the White House announcement (posted in full below).
(I’m still looking for the very detailed report, like this one for FY 2015, that is supposed to have been available weeks ago. If you see it let me know!)
One thing I would like to know, and you probably would too, is WHY ARE WE STILL BRINGING ANY ‘REFUGEES’ FROM CUBA?
Human Rights First (first out of the box) criticizes Obama, here.
Brit David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee on Al Jazeera lecturing Europe and America to take more refugees.
International Rescue Committee next in line to criticize the O-man.
Presidential Determination — Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2016
In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the “Act”) (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions:
The admission of up to 85,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest; provided that this number shall be understood as including persons admitted to the United States during FY 2016 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian immigrant admissions program, as provided below.
The admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with the following regional allocations; provided that the number of admissions allocated to the East Asia region shall include persons admitted to the United States during FY 2016 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100-202 (Amerasian immigrants and their family members):
- Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000
- East Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,000
- Europe and Central Asia . . . . 4,000
- Latin America/Caribbean. . . . 3,000
- Near East/South Asia. . . . . . . . 34,000
- Unallocated Reserve . . . . . . . . . 6,000
The 6,000 unallocated refugee numbers shall be allocated to regional ceilings, as needed. Upon providing notification to the Judiciary Committees of the Congress, you are hereby authorized to use unallocated admissions in regions where the need for additional admissions arises.
Additionally, upon notification to the Judiciary Committees of the Congress, you are further authorized to transfer unused admissions allocated to a particular region to one or more other regions, if there is a need for greater admissions for the region or regions to which the admissions are being transferred.
Consistent with section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, I hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the foreign policy interests of the United States and designate such persons for this purpose. Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(42)), and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2016, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their countries of nationality or habitual residence:
- Persons in Cuba
- Persons in Eurasia and the Baltics
- Persons in Iraq
- Persons in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador
- In exceptional circumstances, persons identified by a United States Embassy in any location
- You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
If you are wondering what that last bit is about, it is this: refugees by definition are supposed to have left the country of their persecution. We are not supposed to be plucking them from the place they claim to be persecuted, but over time this list has expanded (like everything else with this program!).
Don’t forget, the first hearing (since 9/11!) to address refugee resettlement in either the House or Senate will be tomorrow. Click here for more.
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If there was ever a reason to “find a rifle behind every blade of grass,” (as Gen. Yamamoto said after Pearl Harbor) this is it! Every single American needs to make sure they are armed. God save America.
This is so disgusting, they have no place here in the United States of America, they will only bring more hardship to this country. This is just the beginning of a greater agenda of this Terrifying Government Administration under the Lies of Barry Soreteno! This is unlawful and a huge security risk for ALL TAXPAYING AMERICANS… They are insulting our intelligence with this unlawful act! No more Illegal immigrants on our soil! They need to go back to the Islamic Republic that left! This is not a migration it is a journey to invade the United States of America! And even worse that anyone with a brain cell knows, is a war on our own soil, but also on our own DOLLAR! Stop this before it is too late!!
his pretty much sums up our stupid president’s understanding?NOT.
Middle East expert reacts to President Obama’s acceptance of 100,000 Syrians….Is Ben Carson right?….
I know the author Douglas Layton and champion his cause to arm the Kurds. His Huffington Post comments alert us to dangers ahead:
“I have a doctorate in Islamic studies, have lived in the Middle East for the past 35 years and worked in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq for the past 25. Been to Syria countless times. The problem with so many in America is the belief that there is such a thing as a “moderate” Muslim. There are “cafeteria Muslims” that leave Jihad on the shelf but the “real deal” like ISIS, Boko Haram, Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc., etc., etc., believe and practice Jihad—it is the 6th pillar of Islam.
Our silly President thinks the solution to the ISIS crisis is receiving 100,000 Syrian Muslim refugees into America. Funny… a few years ago we said Syria was a terrorist nation. May still be. How dumb can a man be? And how many of these “refugees” will one-day turn out not to be so “moderate” after all. If it is merely 1%, we will have 1000 terrorists walking around the streets of America that were not there before Obama “solved the problem.”
There is another solution—get rid of ISIS. The Kurds are willing to do it for us if we give them the means to do so which Obama refuses to do for some unknown reason. The Kurds love America and are holding their own against ISIS yet we send arms to Baghdad, who are losing to ISIS and hate us. Go figure. ”
Douglas Layton – Author The Kurdistan Tour Guide
Just for your added information, these refugees will receive 100,000 dollars in Tax Payers funds, to help them in their relocation, just like the Boston Bomber received, when he came to this country, now if you think this is unacceptable, then it is time to rise up, and take this county back, before its to late to stop it
How do you know that amount?
They are all ISIS members, You are fools if you receive them. God is going to destroy America and you can say YOU had a big hand in it. You are welcoming the destruction of America. They all have weapons and ammunition waiting when they arrive.