"You want what again? Internets access? What is that? This is 1972, sir."
Posted on 09/05/2007 12:20:45 PM PDT by nypokerface
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Many of the estimated 4,000 to 10,000 Liberians living in the United States on temporary protected status may be forced to return home as early as Oct. 1.
Thousands of Liberians who could not qualify for refugee status or permanent green cards in the United States were granted six to 18 month stays in the country under a program designed to offer temporary sanctuary to foreign citizens fleeing wars or natural disasters. However, the long-running Liberian civil war, which claimed 250,000 lives, ended in 2003, and now the U.S. government is moving to force some of the Liberians who were granted numerous renewals for their temporary sanctuary to return home, the Indianapolis Star reported Tuesday.
Some Liberians in danger of being sent home say that while the war has ended, the country remains a perilous place -- the average life expectancy in Liberia is only 39 years. Additionally, the unemployment rate in Liberia is 85 percent and 80 percent of the country's people live in poverty.
"People can't go back," said Trocon Karmo, president of the Liberian Association in Indiana. "The country's not ready to accept them. There are no jobs available right now. There are no social services."
“...a program designed to offer temporary sanctuary to foreign citizens
fleeing wars or natural disasters.”
H-ll, that means most of Africa.
Maybe even a majority of the surface of the planet Earth.
Scratch that “United States of America”.
Time to replace that phrase with “The Sanctuary State Of Earth”.
You are too cruel, playing on my imagination at this hour of the work day. But what are those things on the shelves that this high-heeled lass is betwixt? Some kind of archaic hard-copy storage medium?
They do in my neighborhood! :)
“I read Librarians.”
Heck, I read Libertarians!
They’ll stay, the Dems need their votes.
LOL, so did I. =o)
If the Liberians, Librarians, Libertarians, whatever...declare that they are really illegal aliens from Mexico and join La Raza (The Race)....Bush will give them amnesty
Of course, La Raza (The Race) may not let them in because they only allow dark-skinned Mexicans and Mestizos...not African blacks
Wow,
never seen this in my library, bet there is a reserve waiting list for this one....
Libertarians. yup. Glad it wasn’t just me.
I read Libertarians............
You don't mean Libby the Liberian lesbian libertarian librarian?
Gee, what a novel idea. Now can we do this south of the border?
I’d bet any amount of money they will end up staying. The US will never ever compel any(third worlder) to leave.
There’s shelves and books in that photo? I missed those the first time around.
What about liberal libertarian librarians from Liberia?
“This is 1972 Sir.”
Yea, look at those National Geographic magazines. I think she may have an actual card catalog on her desk as well.
Hey! President Bush loves Liberians so much he married one!
Marian, madam librarian.
Aren’t Liberians just Americans “once removed”?..........
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