[Mears]

When the Russians poured into the Boston area in the 80s they got it all——they were Jewish and came for religious/political reasons.

They also went to the head of the list for everything,including senior and subbsidized housing.

It’s so infair.

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[texas booster]

The refugee population has certainly changed. Back in the 80’s we reached out to Russians, mostly Jews I think, and allowed them to come over. Fleeing true Communism and true religious persecution was a legitimate use of immigration rules, even if it went way overboard on the generosity of the taxpayers.

It was also a payoff to many congressmen that were needed to make deals.

Today, I see relatively few coming over for religious persecution or to flee Communism. The State Dept seldom approves Iraqis or Afghans that worked for us to protect our soldiers.

But if the “refugee” comes from a third world sh*th*le then State seems to bend over backwards to drag them into the country.