Iowas History of Welcoming Refugees
Daily Beast Iowa's History of Welcoming Refugees. For decades the state has welcomed immigrants. While they used to be named Murphy or Smith, now they're Hernandez and Chang. DES MOINES, Iowa — When they came and just kept coming more than a century ... |
Group of concerned Americans working to raise awareness of refugees in need.
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Iowas History of Welcoming Refugees - Daily Beast
German labor minister threatens 'non-integrating' refugees with welfare cuts - Deutsche Welle
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German labor minister threatens 'non-integrating' refugees with welfare cuts
Deutsche Welle Nahles said on Sunday that refugees who did not integrate should have their benefit payments reduced. The minister, who is also responsible for social affairs, said payments should also be dependent on migrants learning the German language. "Whoever ... |
Most refugees feel welcome in Australia but housing among greatest hurdles - The Guardian
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Most refugees feel welcome in Australia but housing among greatest hurdles
The Guardian Most refugees feel welcome in Australia and positive about the future despite having little English and enduring war, persecution and violence in their homelands, according to a new study. But they have a hard time finding housing, are often separated ... |
Economists to Cameron: refugee crisis response 'morally unacceptable' - The Guardian
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Economists to Cameron: refugee crisis response 'morally unacceptable'
The Guardian In an open letter to David Cameron, the economists argue that as the world's fifth-largest economy, the UK “can do far more” and are calling on the government to take a “fair and proportionate share of refugees, both those already within the EU and ... Refugee crisis: David Cameron's response to migrants 'morally unacceptable', say leading economists |
How do you think Canadian money is helping Syrian refugees? - CBC.ca
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How do you think Canadian money is helping Syrian refugees?
CBC.ca Canadian money is not only helping to bring Syrian refugees to Canada, but also paying for humanitarian assistance to refugees in the Middle East. This includes providing food, blankets and clothes. Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria, Canada ... Number of Syrian Refugees on Jordan Border Reaches 20000 Amid ISIS Concerns, 20000 Syrian Refugees Trapped On Jordanian Border |
Malala Yousafzai Seeks to Raise $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees - NBCNews.com
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Malala Yousafzai Seeks to Raise $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees
NBCNews.com LONDON — Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will seek to inspire world leaders at a conference in London on Thursday to commit $1.4 billion this year to give Syrian refugee children access to education, she told Reuters on Sunday. Heads of state and ... Malala Yousafzai to Seek $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees |
German police should have right to shoot refugees illegally crossing border – AfD leader - RT
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German police should have right to shoot refugees illegally crossing border – AfD leader
RT “No policeman wants to fire on a refugee, and I don't want that either. But as a last resort, there should be recourse to firearms,” Petry said in an interview with Mannheimer Morgen, a German newspaper. The proposal was supported by another prominent ... German police should shoot refugees, says leader of AfD party Merkel tells refugees they have to go home when conflict ends in Syria and Iraq ANOTHER Angela Merkel U-turn: Refugees must ALL leave Germany once ISIS is defeated |
Malala Yousafzai to Seek $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees - TIME
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Malala Yousafzai to Seek $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees
TIME The goal of the “Supporting Syria and the region” conference is to raise funds for humanitarian crises caused by the Syrian war, according to its website. “I have met so many Syrian refugee children, they are still in my mind. I can't forget them ... Malala Yousafzai Seeks to Raise $1.4 Billion to Educate Syrian Refugees |
Number of Syrian Refugees on Jordan Border Reaches 20000 - ABC News
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Number of Syrian Refugees on Jordan Border Reaches 20000
ABC News The number of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan's border and waiting for permission to enter has risen to 20,000, with 4,000 to 5,000 more arriving in the remote desert area every month, the head of the U.N. refugee agency in the kingdom said Sunday. Syrian refugee crisis: How Canadian money is helping UK ambassador says world should do more for refugees, hosts Syrian Refugees at Al Zaatari Refugee Camp, Jordan |
Merkel: Refugees should 'go home' once war in Syria & Iraq is over - RT
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Merkel: Refugees should 'go home' once war in Syria & Iraq is over
RT German Chancellor Angela Merkel says that most of the refugees entering Germany from Syria and Iraq are expected to return home once conflicts in their countries have ended. The statement comes as Merkel facing mounting pressure over her open-door ... German police should shoot refugees, says leader of AfD party ANOTHER Angela Merkel U-turn: Refugees must ALL leave Germany once ISIS is defeated Germany's Merkel Says Refugees Must Return Home Once War Is Over |
Germans share doctor's Facebook post about harrowing work with refugees - Deutsche Welle
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Germans share doctor's Facebook post about harrowing work with refugees
Deutsche Welle And the things he's witnessed have convinced him that Germany is right to continue to open its borders to refugees. Lindemann said that the current heated political debate about Merkel's open-door policy prompted him to share his experiences. He is one ... |
Germany's Merkel Expects Syrian Refugees to Return Home After War - Wall Street Journal
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Germany's Merkel Expects Syrian Refugees to Return Home After War
Wall Street Journal FRANKFURT—Germany appeared to take a tougher stance on immigrants over the weekend with top government officials saying refugees need to return home at some point, or will have to properly integrate should they want to stay. Chancellor Angela ... |
Criminal refugees to be deported to third countries - Deutsche Welle
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Criminal refugees to be deported to third countries
Deutsche Welle Germany's head of the Chancellery, Peter Altmaier, told the weekly mass-market newspaper "Bild am Sonntag" that the government was working on plans to allow for the deportation of criminal refugees to nations other than their countries of origin, if ... |
German police should shoot refugees, says leader of AfD party - The Independent
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German police should shoot refugees, says leader of AfD party
The Independent German border police should shoot at refugees entering the country illegally, the head of far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has said. Frauke Petry's remarks have been condemned by politicians and a police union chief, who said firing at ... German vice chancellor: Monitor AfD after call to shoot at refugees German right-leaning AfD leader says police should shoot refugees Anti-Refugee Comments Raise Ire of German Officials, Police |
'Do we really want them here?' asks divided Sweden on refugee children - Telegraph.co.uk
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'Do we really want them here?' asks divided Sweden on refugee children
Telegraph.co.uk Police organise a line of refugees arriving from Denmark at the Hyllie train station outside Malmo, Sweden. “I don't believe that they're children,” complained Mrs Rubin in Harlosa. “They lie about their age. I know they do. Many of them have had some ... 6′ tall “unaccompanied minor” refugee in Sweden raises questions |
Denmark's Mixed Message For Refugees - NPR
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Denmark's Mixed Message For Refugees
NPR Are refugees still welcome in Denmark? Many Danes say yes, despite a new, controversial law requiring police to seize cash and other valuables from asylum seekers arriving in the Nordic country. There's widespread criticism in Denmark of the new law, ... Time to end the stigmatization of refugees Is Denmark as unwelcoming to refugees as the media and the government would have us believe? 'From hero to villain': Denmark comes to terms with outcry over refugee law |
McCrory's resistance to Syrian refugees evolved quickly, remains in place - WRAL.com
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McCrory's resistance to Syrian refugees evolved quickly, remains in place
WRAL.com "I think you should consider coming out in opposition to any more Syrian refugees coming here to the US or N. Carolina because the FBI says they cannot vet the Syrian refugees," Steen wrote, linking to a story in World Net Daily critical of U.S ... |
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Yale students help Syrian refugees get education - Washington Times
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Yale students help Syrian refugees get education
Washington Times Danijel Cuturic of Relief International, the Yale students' contact on the project, said there are about 30,000 Syrian refugees in the Azraq camp, with about 700 attending classes sponsored by the agency. About 450 of them are remedial students ... Refugees in Middle East 'need jobs and schooling' to ease migration crisis Jordan PM links Syrian refugee admissions to foreign aid |
Syrian refugees delayed from reaching Tasmania due to 'rigorous security' - ABC Online
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Syrian refugees delayed from reaching Tasmania due to 'rigorous security'
ABC Online Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman has blamed rigorous security screening for delays in Syrian refugees arriving in the state. In September, the Government announced it would accept up to 500 asylum seekers fleeing the Syrian crisis as part of an ... |
Liam Fox: Terrorists could enter Britain among refugees - Telegraph.co.uk
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Liam Fox: Terrorists could enter Britain among refugees
Telegraph.co.uk It could even be worse, with Jihadists entering Britain among the crowds of refugees in future, he said. Dr Fox's comments came after a Labour MP said the mass assault by migrant gangs in the German city were comparable to the treatment of women in ... |
Dozens of refugees, including children, drown off Turkey's coast - Al Jazeera America
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Dozens of refugees, including children, drown off Turkey's coast
Al Jazeera America Almost 40 people drowned and 75 were rescued after a boat carrying refugees to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast on Saturday, according to local officials and the Turkish Dogan news agency. More than one million refugees arrived in the European ... At least 37 refugees drown as boat sinks off Turkey's coast Aegean Sea refugee crossings rise 35 fold year-on-year in January - watchdog At least 33 refugees dead as boat hits rocks and capsizes off Turkey |
10000 refugee children are missing, says Europol - The Guardian
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10000 refugee children are missing, says Europol
The Guardian He warned that a sophisticated pan-European “criminal infrastructure” was now targeting refugees. “It's not unreasonable to say that we're looking at 10,000-plus children. Not all of them will be criminally exploited; some might have been passed on to ... |
Masked men threaten to attack refugee children in Stockholm - Washington Post
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Masked men threaten to attack refugee children in Stockholm
Washington Post LONDON — Up to 100 masked men threatened to attack refugee children in central Stockholm on Friday, according to local police accounts. Fredrik Nylén, a spokesman for Stockholm police, told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, that several men had been ... Masked men rampaged through Stockholm threatening refugees Stockholm attack on refugees as gang of 'hundreds' of masked men beat up children 'Hundreds' of masked men beat refugee children in Stockholm |
German right-leaning AfD leader says police should shoot refugees - Daily Sabah
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German right-leaning AfD leader says police should shoot refugees
Daily Sabah The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Frauke Petry said that border guards should shoot at refugees and migrants trying to enter illegally, if necessary, as her comments have caused outrage from opposing politicians. AfD leader Frauke ... German politician says border guards should shoot refugees trying to enter country illegally German right-leaning AfD leader calls for police right to shoot at refugees |
Aegean Sea refugee crossings rise 35 fold year-on-year in January - watchdog - The Guardian
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Aegean Sea refugee crossings rise 35 fold year-on-year in January - watchdog
The Guardian More than 52,000 refugees and migrants crossed the eastern Mediterranean to reach Europe in the first four weeks of January, more than 35 times as many as attempted the crossing in the same period last year. The daily average number of people making ... Boat carrying Syrian refugees crashes during journey to Greece, killing at least 37 — including several children ... At least 37 refugees drown as boat sinks off Turkey's coast 39 Refugees, Including 5 Children, Drown At Sea |
Up to 33 refugees drown off Turkish coast - USA TODAY
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Up to 33 refugees drown off Turkish coast
USA TODAY As many as 33 people — including at least five children — drowned early Saturday off the western coast of Turkey when a boat packed with refugees capsized, according to media reports. The CNN-Turk TV quotes Mehmet Ünal Şahin, the mayor of Ayvacık, ... Dozens of refugees, including children, drown off Turkey's coast 33 refugees drown in Aegean off Turkey en route to Europe Up to 40 refugees drown after boat sinks |
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