by Christina Jeffrey, Ph.D.
One of the biggest threats today to U.S. sovereignty is mass immigration. While we were focused on illegal immigration, massive legal immigration was increasing wildly under the radar. I was not aware of the huge pressure being brought to bear by various programs that have been bringing in tens of thousands of immigrants/permanent residents every year.
This year, Spartanburg was chosen to be the one hundred and ninety-first “welcoming city.” I had to do some homework to find out what that meant.
I learned that our new neighbors were being selected for us by a program called Refugee Resettlement, one of the largest legal immigration programs. It is run by the State Department in cooperation with the United Nations. To give you a quick overview of the program, I have prepared a 10 point fact sheet.
The fact sheet is a good place to start, but not enough. Some friends and neighbors, good writers and researchers, came together to research and write about the Refugee Resettlement Program. The material is carefully sourced with live links that should allow you to instantly read primary documents like the President’s April 15 report on “Welcoming New Americans.”
We call our local “pocket of resistance,” The Shoemaker Guild.
This report will enable you to approach your elected officials with good, “take it to the bank” information. Please feel free to share widely.
God bless you and God bless America.
Refugee Resettlement Program Fact Sheet [PDF] Spartanburg Refugee Resettlement Program [PDF]
I have been trying since 2008 to get Sen. Burr (RINO-NC) to request hearings on the removal of Stephen Coughlin from DoD/JCS during your administration simply because an Islamist, a Muslim, Hersham Islam complained to “Gullible” Gordon England about the speeches Coughlin had been making and the analysis he wrote for the Holy Land Foundation trial in 2008.
Hesham Islam, a Muslim was a personal aide to deputy Defense secretary Gordon England and complained that Coughlin was a “Christian zealot with a pen” during a meeting, a slur rejected by Mr. Coughlin’s supporters. Coughlin was telling hard facts that could save military lives and help us win the war against jihadists. Hersham Islam protested Coughlin’s research made a connection between Islamic law and terror.
On February 10, 2010 I received a call from Sen. Burr’s then chief of staff Chris Joyner who is now the staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in which RINO Burr is the chairman! I asked him if Sen. Burr would request hearings by the Senate Armed Service Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of which he was a member and I was told NO, it would not happen. When I asked why, he just repeated, NO, it would not happen!
Stephen Coughlin is warning us is anyone listening? Who is Stephen Coughlin you ask?
Stephen Coughlin a leading national security advisor and Islamic law expert explains how and why America is losing to jihadists in his new book: “Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of the Jihad”.
On page #12 Coughlin writes, “I had entered the Intelligence Directorate adhering to the traditional methods of analysis. Soon, however, I discovered that within the division there seemed to be a preference for political correctness over accuracy and for models that were generated not by what the enemy said he was, but on what academics and “cultural advisors” said the enemy needed to be, based on contrived social science theories.”
It seemed the enemy was aware of this as well. Forces hostile to the United States in the War on Terror appeared to have successfully calculated that they could win the war by convincing our national security leaders of the immorality of studying and knowing the enemy.” (snip)
https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/catastrophic-failure
Thank you for the info!
FYI, re: the SC RRP Budget Proviso, from a super smart woman cobbler, member of the Shoemaker Guild: Since there has been some apparent confusion regarding the General Proviso included in the State Budget, and the source of authority for County Councils’ approval, we have provided a copy of the Proviso and a brief explanation.
General Proviso no. 117.132 copied from the bill:
117.132. (GP: Refugee Resettlement Program) No state funds shall be expended to assist in the United States Refugee Resettlement Program unless the county council of the county where the resettlement is to occur approves the relocation.
The Refugee Resettlement Program is a voluntary program at both the State and local level. The program is not a federally mandated program, nor can it be, since States are sovereign. The States must give consent. In most cases involving federal programs and funding, the State must also relinquish its sovereignty in the specific areas designated by the contract to participate in programs. The State, thereby, gives its consent to abide by federal regulations in order to participate in programs that are not Constitutionally delegated to the federal government. However, Refugee Resettlement does not require any relinquishment of sovereignty, only voluntary participation.
The federal government has authority over laws pursuant to naturalization and immigration, but it has no authority to mandate specific States to engage in resettlement within their jurisdiction or to force State funding be provided for that express purpose. The participating voluntary agencies are considered private contractors, even though, in reality, their funding comes mainly from the taxpayer. The contractors are bound by all rules and regulations of voluntarily participating in the program as grantees/contractors. The State has no obligation to participate.
This is a separation of powers confirmed by SCOTUS consistently since the Constitution was ratified. Sources to recent rulings are found within the RRP Research Paper provided to each Council member by email or can easily be found by searching for the original ACA ruling written by Chief Justice Roberts, as well as Printz v. U.S. (1999) for two examples.
The problem this Proviso corrects is the common lack of public awareness before the Voluntary Agencies (Volags) and their local affiliates volunteer the general citizenry’s participation. The obligations and consequences of the program are incurred by communities without their consent. Since the general communities are not considered “stakeholders” in the program, they are routinely absent from a place at the table where the decision is made. That decision is often made without local government awareness or participation.
The rightful chain of authority has not been broken, since the General Assembly funded all programs as usual. Local councils have no control over the existence of funding or the amount allotted. The funding is available and unchanged from all previous budgets. All the County Council is required to do is consult with its constituents, look at the pros and cons of the program, then determine whether their county would like to voluntarily participate. The Proviso protects counties and its citizens from being volunteered without their consent.
The Proviso applies to every county, not just the county where the local Volag office is located. Since the local contractor can resettle within a 100 miles of its location, it must cross county lines. The Proviso simply protects all counties within that 100-mile radius from being obligated without their consent.
It is incumbent on County Councils to know they must give consent and for the local resettlement agencies to be aware they must obtain approval before resettlement can occur.
The budget, containing the Proviso, has been signed by Governor Haley and in accordance with the Senators representing this county, we believe the Proviso went into effect on July 1, 2015 with the new budget.
Since there has been some apparent confusion regarding the General Proviso included in the State Budget, and the source of authority for County Councils’ approval, we have provided a copy of the Proviso and a brief explanation.
General Proviso no. 117.132 copied from the bill:
117.132. (GP: Refugee Resettlement Program) No state funds shall be expended to assist in the United States Refugee Resettlement Program unless the county council of the county where the resettlement is to occur approves the relocation.
The Refugee Resettlement Program is a voluntary program at both the State and local level. The program is not a federally mandated program, nor can it be, since States are sovereign. The States must give consent. In most cases involving federal programs and funding, the State must also relinquish its sovereignty in the specific areas designated by the contract to participate in programs. The State, thereby, gives its consent to abide by federal regulations in order to participate in programs that are not Constitutionally delegated to the federal government. However, Refugee Resettlement does not require any relinquishment of sovereignty, only voluntary participation.
The federal government has authority over laws pursuant to naturalization and immigration, but it has no authority to mandate specific States to engage in resettlement within their jurisdiction or to force State funding be provided for that express purpose. The participating voluntary agencies are considered private contractors, even though, in reality, their funding comes mainly from the taxpayer. The contractors are bound by all rules and regulations of voluntarily participating in the program as grantees/contractors. The State has no obligation to participate.
This is a separation of powers confirmed by SCOTUS consistently since the Constitution was ratified. Sources to recent rulings are found within the RRP Research Paper provided to each Council member by email or can easily be found by searching for the original ACA ruling written by Chief Justice Roberts, as well as Printz v. U.S. (1999) for two examples.
The problem this Proviso corrects is the common lack of public awareness before the Voluntary Agencies (Volags) and their local affiliates volunteer the general citizenry’s participation. The obligations and consequences of the program are incurred by communities without their consent. Since the general communities are not considered “stakeholders” in the program, they are routinely absent from a place at the table where the decision is made. That decision is often made without local government awareness or participation.
The rightful chain of authority has not been broken, since the General Assembly funded all programs as usual. Local councils have no control over the existence of funding or the amount allotted. The funding is available and unchanged from all previous budgets. All the County Council is required to do is consult with its constituents, look at the pros and cons of the program, then determine whether their county would like to voluntarily participate. The Proviso protects counties and its citizens from being volunteered without their consent.
The Proviso applies to every county, not just the county where the local Volag office is located. Since the local contractor can resettle within a 100 miles of its location, it must cross county lines. The Proviso simply protects all counties within that 100-mile radius from being obligated without their consent.
It is incumbent on County Councils to know they must give consent and for the local resettlement agencies to be aware they must obtain approval before resettlement can occur.
The budget, containing the Proviso, has been signed by Governor Haley and in accordance with the Senators representing this county, we believe the Proviso went into effect on July 1, 2015 with the new budget.
Thank you for making it all more clear, Dr. Jeffrey! Horrible July ruling again by Nobama. One question: When the UN took over vetting of refugees in 1980, instead of the State Department doing it, did that negate or change the original 1948 Proviso for states at all? Do our County Councils still really have the power to refuse refugees, since now the UN alone selects these refugees? This global redistribution of EVIL pagans is definitely NOT God’s Old Testament way to be “kind to strangers” as recorded in Scripture! God always drove the pagans OUT of His promised lands! Same with America. He NEVER approved bringing in shiploads of pagans in to marry and mingle among the children of Israel!! America used to be known as a Christian country. Obama is diluting Christianity and slowly killing those values in the US. So, 65,000 Syrians are coming in and getting Social Security Cards and voting rights?! Vomit. Ichabod! I will pray and help Greenville County as much as I can. Joshua said, “Is there not a cause?” ….for us and the next generation!?
Barbara, so sorry, just seeing this. I do not know exactly when the State Department let the UN do the referring, but it insists that it has never let them do the final selection. But you know, if my Party gets to nominate all the candidates, your Party will never get anyone elected. As to whether the proviso will work, all I can say is it should. It’s based on sound constitutional understanding of the relationship of the state to the federal government and of the state to the counties . Neither the State Dept. nor the Congress can dictate to Nikki Haley how she gives her consent. In signing the budget with the proviso, she determined that the counties could share in the act of consenting – even though it means that her consent now a qualified consent, contingent on the decisions of the 49 counties.
Christina, Nicely done. Thank you. Sincerely, Mike A.
I don’t know how to get this out to all those in favor of bringing in the refugees. If everyone would just Google, Tahrrush and read about it and what happened in Germany on new years eve 2016. Also Google Lara Logan a former 60 minutes reporter, read what happened to her on February 11, 2011 in Egypt. I think it may change some people ideas. If it doesn’t there’s no hope for them.
A concerned citizen of Twin Falls
Kevin Rolfes