In 2020, SD accepting fewest number of foreign refugees since WWII

Pat Powers

After Governor Kristi Noem signed an agreement with the Trump Administration for stronger security checks for those coming to our country, South Dakota will see the fewest number of refugees since World War II, according to an article in the Argus Leader:

The number of foreign refugees resettled in South Dakota next year will likely reach the lowest number since World War II.

Gov. Kristi Noem notified the Trump administration Thursday that South Dakota will continue to take refugees. In September, Trump signed an executive order giving states the ability to opt out of taking refugees. South Dakota is one of about two dozen states, including North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa that have notified the U.S. Department of State that they will continue to take refugees.

Noem said she the state would continue to take refugees after additional security checks were put in place for those seeking to come to the United States.

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Oldenkamp said South Dakota will get fewer than 80 refugees next year. That would be the fewest number of refugees resettled in the state since 1980, the year the nation’s refugee resettlement program was created. In 2014, the state took in 536 refugees.

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11 thoughts on “In 2020, SD accepting fewest number of foreign refugees since WWII”

  1. Is this xenophobic crap something to be proud of in the country that welcomes the tired and poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

    We’ve lost our way.

    1. Good point…not sure why everyone is scared of refugees or immigrants. No one is stopping the “Evangelicals” from Evangelizing to them.

  2. @Anonymous,

    Are you going to pay for them and have them live with you?

    California is the only state to have its homeless number increased in the past few years.

    Why do Democrats hate homeless people?

      1. Over the years, many of the refugees entering South Dakota have come from Africa.

        People with an IQ below 70 are considered to have an intellectual disability. Do you know the average IQ of African people? What jobs are people with this level of IQ qualified for and who is paying for the resources to train them? Could this put more of a strain on a community already dealing with homelessness, illegal drugs, gang activity, etc?

  3. After rising 14% from 2016 to 2017, the total number of homeless Californians declined slightly (by 1%) from 2017 to 2018. Homelessness decreased in many of California’s major urban areas, including in four of the five counties with the largest homeless populations: Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Clara, and Alameda. – Public Policy Institute of California

      1. Not very thorough research though. They didn’t tell us why it has decreased? Were they moved to another state? Were they moved into abandoned hotels/apartment buildings? Are they no longer considered homeless if they are living in a tent within a designated area?

        Why do you suspect they didn’t include that information?

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