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2015-11-19T12:43:23-06:00

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So what about the other 59,400,000?

Last updated on: November 19, 2015 at 12:43 pm By Jane the Actuary

According to the UNHCR (here, and a PDF report here), there are 59,500,000 refugees and internally displaced persons. 38.2 million are internally displaced (7.6 million in Syria, 6 million in Colombia, 3.6 million in Iraq, 2.8 million in the DR Congo, and lots elsewhere) 19.5 million are refugees, or 14.4 million if you exclude the Palestinians, with the largest numbers from Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, DR Congo, and Myanmar. Presumably this is understated as it seems to include only those... Read more

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2016-08-14T12:44:08-06:00

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A few (more) words on the refugee issue

Last updated on: August 14, 2016 at 12:44 pm By Jane the Actuary

Hey, have you read any recent updates on Venezuela? Last I checked, the shelves were still empty, so the country’ll make a useful thought experiment. What if: what if the current low-level repression turned into a shooting war? — either with the regime firing on protesters, or with protesters becoming rebels? And what if hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans headed northward, arriving at U.S. border control and demanding asylum, with each intermediate country saying, we’ll let you through... Read more

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2016-08-14T12:44:27-06:00

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Hey, guys, I’m not particularly worried about ISIS-infiltrators in the refugee community

Last updated on: August 14, 2016 at 12:44 pm By Jane the Actuary

Should we halt refugee resettlement from Syria due to concerns about ISIS-infiltrators? Here’s a recent article at CNN on the refugee resettlement process. Here’s some further context by CIS, skeptical of the process but confirming some of the particulars. Fundamentally, out of millions of refugees, only a small portion enter the United States, and not by their choice but by decisions by those running resettlement programs. So far as I can tell, though it’s not stated explicitly, in the end,... Read more

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2015-11-18T00:11:22-06:00

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5 favorite things about Elizabeth of Hungary

Last updated on: November 18, 2015 at 12:11 am By Jane the Actuary

It’s the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231), who, I might add, is a distant, distant relative, based on genealogical research that may or may not be accurate. Kathryn Lopez has a feature on her, following her usual practice, “10 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Things that Caught My Eye Today” with a number of worthwhile links. But let me tell my favorite “St. Elizabeth of Hungary things”, based on her Life in the Golden Legend, per my... Read more

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2015-11-17T08:52:17-06:00

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The fundamental question: resettlement or repatriation?

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 8:52 am By Jane the Actuary

I harped on this back in September, for instance, in a pair of blog posts on September 3rd and September 5th, and, it seems to me, elsewhere, too. The fundamental question we have to ask ourselves, and policymakers have to ask, and world leaders, generally, and then answer, and then act on that answer: Is the long-term plan for Syrian refugees resettlement or repatriation? Have we abandoned Syria and Iraq to ISIS, and war and chaos, and, even with respect... Read more

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2015-11-15T16:37:01-06:00

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Starbucks? They’re pikers in the War on Christmas

Last updated on: November 15, 2015 at 4:37 pm By Jane the Actuary

Red cups, eh? Yes, some of us are outraged at the Red Cup Scandal at Starbucks. Others are outraged that anyone should be outraged. Most of us, thankfully, are fundamentally indifferent to whether Starbucks has bows or ornaments or snowflakes, or nothing at all, on its cups in November, December, April, or any other time of year. You want something to get outraged about? Or, more precisely, to mock and/or roll your eyes at? Take a gander at the Marvel... Read more

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2015-11-14T19:26:11-06:00

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Yes, I WILL mourn Paris

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 7:26 pm By Jane the Actuary

There’s a meme now making its way around facebook and twitter. The basic gist is this: sure, Paris lost 129 of its own last night. But Lebanon just suffered suicide bombings, too, and besides there’s death and killing every day all over the world, so we should all shut up about Paris and stop acting as if its losses are more important just because it’s in Europe, and its people are majority-white and culturally Christian. If we are good and... Read more

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2015-11-14T15:10:49-06:00

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7 morning thoughts on the Paris attacks

Last updated on: November 14, 2015 at 3:10 pm By Jane the Actuary

(Yeah, it was morning when I drafted this; afternoon now, after grocery-shopping and other errands.) 1. Remember how you felt the day after 9/11? My oldest, then my only, was then 15 months old, so we didn’t feel the need to shelter him from words and images he wouldn’t comprehend, and we had the TV running constantly after getting home from work. It was eerie, too, with the lack of airplanes (and we’re in O’Hare’s flight path, so it was... Read more

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2015-11-13T19:46:56-06:00

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Long week. . .

Last updated on: November 13, 2015 at 7:46 pm By Jane the Actuary

Started with the death of a friend, my husband’s good friend, husband and father of 4, assistant scoutmaster, beloved by all. And then — well, Dad was in the hospital, for a gallbladder problem. Instead of being released, he’s now at a rehab facility because of too many days in bed. And I’m once again reminded that, for both Mom and Dad, their daily routine needs to change, but we’re at a loss as to how to get them to... Read more

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2016-01-18T10:51:35-06:00

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How to make immediate legalization work

Last updated on: January 18, 2016 at 10:51 am By Jane the Actuary

Give workers standing to sue, similar to the way disabled individuals can collect cash from non-accessible businesses. Yeah, I’m not sure how it would work, but if you want to take away the carrot of legalization, as a means of ensuring that the government implements a true enforcement and puts a genuine end to illegal immigration,* you need a stick. So: Give individual workers the right to sue employers who hire illegal workers in the future (either via false papers... Read more

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