Category: Immigration
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Coal in Virginia
by James C. Sherlock When we talk of coal today, which is seldom, it is usually not treated well. It is easy to forget (if some even know) that coal powered the industrial revolution, made America the richest nation in the world and fueled American war production that supported allied victories in both world wars…
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Refugees in Virginia
by James C. Sherlock Happy New Year and welcome to everyone in Virginia granted refugee status by the federal government. You are the latest part of a tradition of welcoming refugees that predates the republic. The definition of refugee is: Any person who is outside his or her country of nationality or habitual residence, and…
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New Census Bureau Numbers and the Southern Border
by James C. Sherlock I just received my “Happy New Year 2023” message from the Census Bureau. “As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will be 334,233,854 on Jan. 1, 2023. Happy New Year 2023! This represents an increase of 1,571,393, or 0.47%,…
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Afghan Immigrants and Their Children in Virginia – Part 2 – the Afghan Adjustment Act
by James C. Sherlock When I wrote Part 1 of this series, I promised further investigation into immigration of Afghan allies into Virginia. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS), a hero in this story, has been entirely forthcoming in answering my inquiries. I will recount in a follow-up post their work so far. But…
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Afghan Immigrants and Their Children in Virginia – Part 1
by James C. Sherlock The flow of Afghan refugees into Virginia has been at a much higher volume than is generally appreciated. I have data on Virginia resettlements of Afghanis from 2016 through the middle of 2021, when the total was 8,560. The current total is far higher as a result of the Kabul airlift.…
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Sanctuary Sell-Out
by Jon Baliles If you time warp all the way back to early 2017 (which on some days seems like 30 years ago), then-newly-sworn-in Mayor Levar Stoney issued a directive that Richmond would be a sanctuary city in opposition to then-newly-sworn-in President Trump’s executive orders on immigration (that were later struck down). Many cities across…
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Infographic of the Day: Where Virginia’s Immigrants Come From
One out of eight inhabitants of Virginia was born outside the United States, according to a post about Virginia’s foreign-born population published by the Virginia Public Access Project. The percentage is even higher in two congressional districts (CDs) with highly competitive races this year — 23.1% in CD 10, where Republican Hung Cao, the son…
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“This Community Doesn’t Have Excuses”
by James A. Bacon The Washington Post has a feel-good story about a Northern Virginia trailer park on Rt.1 where residents, mostly from Central America, have pulled together to help one another. They watch after one another’s children and give one another rides. They invite outsiders to come teach them practical things, like how to…
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Virginia Needs Better Information Sharing to Provide Mandated Public Services to Illegals Efficiently and Effectively
by James C. Sherlock I am on record as a persistent advocate of improving the quality of both schools and medical services for poor and minority citizens. It has been the main focus of my work for years. In a directly related matter, we read, with different reactions depending upon our politics, of the struggles…
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A Mean-Spirited Amendment
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The 2021 General Assembly passed legislation that made students who fall into the “DACA” category (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), sometimes called the “Dreamers,” eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia institutions of higher education. To be eligible for in-state tuition regardless of citizenship or immigration status, an applying student must have: Attended…
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The Fiscal Challenge of Educating Immigrant Children
by James A. Bacon Last week Victoria Manning, a member of the Virginia Beach school board, posted a comment on her Facebook page noting that the school system had added 300 additional English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students the past year, mostly from “South America.” The city’s ESL budget had increased more than $1 million over two years,…
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Undocumented Aliens vs. Undocumented Vaccinations
by Walter Smith Prior to the fall 2021 semester, the University of Virginia disenrolled 238 students, including 49 who had already registered for classes. What was their offense? Take a guess. Entering and residing in the country illegally, or Refusing to get COVID vaccinated in violation of a university policy that has since been overturned.…
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A Naval Officer Prepares to Repel Boarders
by James C. Sherlock Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he has put $8 million in his new budget to transport illegal immigrants to other states and D.C. He listed Delaware and Martha’s Vineyard as potential destinations. This of course will be Florida’s response to the Biden administration flying 70 planeloads of illegals into the state…
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In Fairfax, Illegal-Alien Rights Trump Citizen Rights
by James A. Bacon Apparently, protecting illegal aliens from U.S. immigration authorities is more important to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors than safeguarding the transparency of police blotters, which have been a mainstay of local media crime reporting and public information about crime in the community. The Fairfax County Police Department has stopped publishing…
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Welcome to America
Thousands of Afghan refugees are arriving at Fort Lee in Virginia for medical treatment and immigration processing before settling permanently in the U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who visited Fort Lee Monday, estimates that 70,000 to 80,000 Afghans live in the U.S., reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Odds are that most of the refugees from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan…