Friday, January 29, 2016

Mankato becomes destination for refugees - Post-Bulletin


Post-Bulletin

Mankato becomes destination for refugees
Post-Bulletin
Ever since the mid-1990s, Mankato has grown as a prime destination for refugees to settle into once they've come to the U.S. As the federal government plans to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, state and local officials expect to see even more refugees ...

Bainbridge Islanders head to Greece to help refugees - Kitsap Sun


Kitsap Sun

Bainbridge Islanders head to Greece to help refugees
Kitsap Sun
Alice Mendoza (left) assembles a pillow along with friends (left to right) Amanda Devine, Anne Lector and Jenny Kowalski at Mendoza's Bainbridge Island home on Wednesday. The pillows will be donated to Syrian refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos.

A dance to change Denmark's minds about refugees - PBS NewsHour


PBS NewsHour

A dance to change Denmark's minds about refugees
PBS NewsHour
The Danish government has courted controversy by seizing valuables from asylum seekers to pay their living expenses, a policy intended to make the country less attractive to migrants. But one of Denmark's leading dance troupes is incorporating asylum ...
'From hero to villain': Denmark comes to terms with outcry over refugee lawThe Guardian
LGBT activists dump jewelry outside Danish embassy to protest seizing of refugees' valuablesRT

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The plight of Syrian refugees is not on a par with Jews fleeing the Nazis - Telegraph.co.uk


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The plight of Syrian refugees is not on a par with Jews fleeing the Nazis
Telegraph.co.uk
Over the past few months, as the refugee crisis in Europe has spiralled out of control, the term Kindertransport (children's transport) has been bandied about in a lazy and dishonest manner. Those who use it, including MPs, charity leaders and ...

South Carolina Bill Would Create Registry For Police To Track Refugees - TPM


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South Carolina Bill Would Create Registry For Police To Track Refugees
TPM
A South Carolina Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would set up a registry of every refugee in the state and allow police to track them, as well as ban the state from spending money to resettle refugees unless the legislature approves ...

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Conservatives didn't cherry-pick religious minority refugees: ex-minister - CTV News


CTV News

Conservatives didn't cherry-pick religious minority refugees: ex-minister
CTV News
OTTAWA -- Former immigration minister Chris Alexander is defending his government's approach to resettling Syrian refugees, denying that the Conservatives cherry-picked cases by prioritizing religious and ethnic minorities. Every country working with ...

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