Syrian refugees may be coming to RI!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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The major of our smallest and poorest city has notified the president that he would welcome refugees. This comes after the Pope's visit. Citizens of Central Falls and the whole state are shocked and outraged at this prospect. The city of Central Falls is struggling to recover from receivership and the state is struggling with ongoing economic problems. I join with my fellow Rhode Islanders as the housing, educational, and other services are stretched beyond belief. So, would you people in wealthier states please fill the quotas. Thanks...
 

People have already put their homes up for sale in Central Falls as they have reached the end of their rope with these hard economic times in their city and state...
 

What a pipe dream! As mentioned, resources have already been strained and broken. Just think about finding Syrian translators for the refugee children coming to the schools. We have enough children who only come to school speaking Spanish. Then, when you think about housing and feeding them, you realize the magnitude of the problem...
 
We welcome a quota of furriners that we can support and assimilate without upsetting our economic stability on a state and national level...
 
Ralphy1 said:
We welcome a quota of furriners that we can support and assimilate without upsetting our economic stability on a state and national level...
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So you are an expert on what will upset our "economic stability"? Won't these legal refugees work and pay taxes?


I for one think it a wonderful idea that every local parish and church sponsor one family.. What would be so "economically" upsetting about that? There are hundreds of thousands of big churches that could do that without a problem..
 
No, I am not an authority, but our government both local, state and federal have, and continue to, grapple with being compassionate but reasonable when it comes to this matter. On the local level, our state has serious economic problems with so many jobs having been lost due to our industries, mills and jewelry moving south or overseas; thus jobs are not that plentiful, and very low paid...
 
Ralphy1 said:
What a pipe dream! As mentioned, resources have already been strained and broken. Just think about finding Syrian translators for the refugee children coming to the schools. We have enough children who only come to school speaking Spanish. Then, when you think about housing and feeding them, you realize the magnitude of the problem...
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We don't have translators for non English background children, including recent arrivals. Sone of our teachers are trained in intensive English teaching and the kids are in special classes until they have basic functionality. Then they are mainstreamed. It usually takes 6 mths to a year. They learn quickly and many already know quite a lot of English.

The problems are not as insurmountable as you think, Ralphy.
 
You take them, then, we have enough low income kids from many different countries. I am very familiar with all levels of education and our teachers are feeling overwhelmed, especially in the poorer communities where the kids and thei parents locate...
 
Perhaps if funding for education was not constantly being cut both on the Federal and the State level in order to placate the wealthy and Corporations with continued tax breaks... this wouldn't be a problem at all.
 
It seems that Europe...especially Germany...has done a complete "about face" in recent weeks, with regard to these refugees. A few weeks ago, they were welcoming these refugees with open arms, and now, reality has set in, and Europe is finding itself caught up in a human crisis of huge proportions. There is a lesson here...and our nation should approach this issue with a great deal of caution.
 
Don M. said:
It seems that Europe...especially Germany...has done a complete "about face" in recent weeks, with regard to these refugees. A few weeks ago, they were welcoming these refugees with open arms, and now, reality has set in, and Europe is finding itself caught up in a human crisis of huge proportions. There is a lesson here...and our nation should approach this issue with a great deal of caution.
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Agreed.
 
There are roughly 350,000 religious congregations in the USA. (that includes Christian and non-Christian). The median congregation size is 75 regular participating members. 10% of those congregations are large with over 350 participating members. SO 35,000 churches have 350+ members.. If only the largest of the churches sponsored one family... and supposing the family consists of 4 members.. that would be 140,000 refugees. Not a huge amount.. but considering that perhaps some of the smaller congregations could band together to sponsor a family... the number would increase. Of course there would be vetting and care in selecting the families.. but isn't this what a Christian.. country should do? Is there a reason we shouldn't?

http://hirr.hartsem.edu/research/fastfacts/fast_facts.html#numcong
 
Ralphy1 said:
You take them, then, we have enough low income kids from many different countries. I am very familiar with all levels of education and our teachers are feeling overwhelmed, especially in the poorer communities where the kids and thei parents locate...
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We are stepping up to the plate in my state. Australia is committed to taking 12,000 extra refugees this year, all from Syria, on top of the 13,500 we already take in. We could do more.

http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw...isas-to-refugees/story-fnj3rq0y-1227376603453

ASYLUM-seekers willing to live in the country will be settled in NSW regional towns as the state becomes the first to sign up to Australia’s new Safe Haven Enterprise Visa scheme.

The five-year visas, introduced last year, will be an option for refugees prepared to work or study outside of popular cities including Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong.

NSW Premier Mike Baird said the scheme will provide labour to rural regions and offer security for asylum seekers.

“As Australia’s economic powerhouse, NSW has an obligation to open its arms to those who are genuine refugees,” Mr Baird said in a statement. “I am proud that NSW is the first state to sign up in principle to the Safe Haven Enterprise Scheme (SHEV), which will give asylum seekers an alternative to the Temporary Protection Visa, with a five-year option to live and work in regional NSW.”

There are 32,000 asylum seekers in Australia eligible for refugee assessment and waiting for final determination, most of whom are living in communities on bridging visas. More than 8000 of these live in NSW, mostly in Sydney’s west and south west.
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Tasmania, our smallest state, with its own problems with unemployment, has announced it will take 500 extra Syrians.

Tasmania will be home to 500 Syrian refugees as Government commits $1.2 million for support

By Rosemary Bolger and Ellen Coulter
Updated 9 Sep 2015, 7:10pmWed 9 Sep 2015, 7:10pm


The Tasmanian Government says it is prepared to accept up to 500 asylum seekers fleeing the Syrian crisis as part of its additional intake.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott today confirmed Australia will resettle an extra 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq on a permanent basis, with the focus on women, children and families from persecuted minorities.

The State Government had been in talks with the Federal Government to accept up to 500 extra people on the newly created Safe Haven Enterprise Visas.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, Guy Barnett, said the State Government has confirmed with the Federal Government that it is prepared to accept asylum seekers and refugees on other visas as part of that additional intake.

That would be subject to financial support from the Federal Government.

"This is a crisis, we need to act. The community is concerned and fair enough," Mr Barnett said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-...million-and-accept-500-asylum-seekers/6762980
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