Refugee resettlement Archives

MACDONALD: 9th Circuit Says Trump Can Suspend Refugee Program

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Steve MacDonald

The left filed so many lawsuits; it is easy to lose track of them. I think, as a guideline, we should assume that if Trump did something, there’s a suit to stop it. Where they are on the judicial ladder depends on whether a district court judge issues a stay or injunction. The other matter … Read more

OPINION: Refugee Resettlement Hearing Exposes What A Farce Kelly Ayotte’s “COGE” Was

March 3, 2026 New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

You remember COGE (Commission on Government Efficiency), don’t you? Kelly Ayotte’s answer to DOGE, which she packed with NHGOP insiders, her cronies, and her donors. COGE produced “hard-hitting” recommendations such as “creating ‘sponsorship and naming programs’ to generate money from state-owned parks and recreational sites.” House Bill 1706, which would repeal the Department of Health and … Read more

Left Tells JD Vance He Is Not Catholic Enough

February 8, 2025 Ray Cardello

I challenge you to give me the name of one person on the Left who has the credentials to judge someone’s level of commitment to religion. The Left is a Godless group that has done all it can to remove God from our everyday life. They find the Ten Commandments offensive and not worthy of … Read more

Refugee Resettlement to New Hampshire Drops 70% Under Trump

June 4, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Refugee resettlement is one of those issues most Democrats should be challenged on regularly. The majority of the resettlement agencies get paid billions in government money annually – taxpayer cash paid to religious groups, sans the typical liberal outrage to dump refugees on local communities.

Refugee Resettlement Agency Revenues Plummet Under Trump

April 9, 2023March 3, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Under the Trump Administration, the nine major refugee resettlement agencies operating in the US have hit upon hard times. These groups, six of which are religious organizations, were collectively paid over a billion dollars a year on this endeavor.

Refugees Bring Tuberculosis to New Hampshire

June 4, 2019January 15, 2017 Steve MacDonald

Breitbart: Tuberculosis: Refugees Produce 29 Percent of Active Cases in New Hampshire. When asked if the state of New Hampshire has a plan to effectively deal with this refugee TB issue, the spokesperson for the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services did offer a response.

An Unexceptional America

July 15, 2024September 20, 2016 Steve MacDonald

Mike Rogers joins me to discuss the ongoing effort by the professional left to make America unexceptional. There’s even a nod to Austin Powers in there if you can find it.

There is No Separation of Church And “State Refugee Resettlement Dollars”

April 9, 2023November 28, 2015 Steve MacDonald

If you are one of those “separation of church and state” folks or someone who takes issue with the Feds sending tax-dollars to religious organizations you’d best not also be out there crying compassion for the resettlement of refugees. Why? Because most of the billions spent to resettle refugees in the US every year goes to 11 contractors, 7 of whom are religious.

November 21st, 2015

July 15, 2024November 21, 2015 Steve MacDonald

This weeks guests are Aaron Day, on his threatened third party challenge to NH Sen. Kelly Ayotte. Roger Wilkins from Concerned Veteran for America talks VA reform. And refugee resettlement investigative journalist Jim Simpson is back to talk Syrian refugees and the larger refugee resettlement agenda.