[CreepingSharia]. "Actually, Boise has been recognized nationally and even internationally in some situations as a welcoming community," Jan Reeves with the Idaho Office of Refugees said.Reeves says Idaho has been resettling refugees since the mid 1970s, and over that period of 40 years has seen roughly 20,000 come to the Gem State.
"Roughly a thousand to eleven-hundred refugees arrive in Idaho each year and this has been true for about the last four or five years," Reeves said.
| Sure. Boise looks a lot like Aleppo. Or will in the near future... |
"Boise is pretty diverse. We don’t just get one group of people, we get several," Hage said. "So they could be coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They could be coming from Somalia. They could be coming from Iraq. A few are coming from Syria."
"I really think it’s the people because the greatest success of integration and welcome is people meeting people," Hage said.
Is it just me, or does the above sound like a suicide note?
| A year after arrival, how many of those refugees remained in Idaho? The winters get pretty cold, and we don't have guards at the state line. |