But it wasn’t even the
senators who actually fronted that number. It originated with the Refugee Council USA, the
lobbying arm of the out-of-control, serially
corrupt U.S. refugee resettlement industry. And yes it is an industry.
There are nine so-called “voluntary agencies” (VOLAGs) that contract with the
federal government to resettle refugees. While they are classified as
tax-exempt non-profits, this is a massive profit center -- earning them close
to $1 billion in 2014. That
comes out to almost $8,000 per-head. And since the current annual refugee cap
is 70,000, double the refugees, double the income -- it’s simple math.
But the insanity does not stop there. The VOLAGs have screamed for many
more. The Lutheran Immigrant Aid Society, which earns 97 percent of its income
from taxpayers, has demanded the U.S. import
100,000 Syrians, and raise the overall refugee cap from its current 70,000
to 200,000. Cha ching!
