NH Getting 495 Refugees, Some from Iraq and Syria - Granite Grok

NH Getting 495 Refugees, Some from Iraq and Syria

Syrian-refugees-UNHCRFrom Ann Corcoran at Refugee Resettlement Watch. (Emphasis in original.)

According to figures provided by Seebart, the predominant countries of origin for the projected new arrivals for both Ascentria Community Services (formerly Lutheran Social Services) and the International Institute of New Hampshire (IINH) are Bhutan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Iraq. The proposed resettlement sites are Manchester, Concord and Nashua. [You will get Syrian Muslims in NH!—ed]

The International Institute of New Hampshire’s proposed caseload is for 225 individuals – 170 individuals or 25-35 families in Manchester, and 55 individuals or 10-15 families in Nashua.

Ascentria Community Service’s proposed caseload is 270 individuals: 135 individuals or 30-35 families in Concord, and 135 individuals or 30-35 families in Nashua.

The resettlement is slated to begin September 30th, 2016.

Ann’s advice? (Emphasis in original.)

Citizens concerned in those three cities should be demanding that your elected officials get a copy of the R & P Abstract (a planning document)*** that the resettlement contractors working in the state have produced.  

The document (usually kept secret) should be made public, but I’ll bet the agencies have never even mentioned that document to the mayors and councils in the three cities.

If you live in Nashua, Manchester, or Concord, engage your city government and elected officials and make sure they know what the Feds and the UN are handing off, and who is paying for that. Be polite, but persistent. If they don’t have the documents or don’t know about them educate them and pursue them until they have them and share. These are public documents. You have a right to know.

Then feel free to share them with friends, neighbors, the press, and with us. We’ll publish them here to optimize transparency.

 

H/T Harry D.

 

Related: Ascentria was a topic of discussion here just a few weeks ago.

 

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