THE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT MIGRATION CRISIS

James Simpson, a nationally  known economist and an  investigative journalist  was the guest speaker at the ICON Lecture on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Mr. Simpson is an expert on immigration and the refugee program that is being  presently debated in this country.  His talk. entitled , “The Refugee Resettlement  Migration Crisis” provided  crucial information on this important subject that is causing great controversy as to the advisability of bringing in refugees from the Middle East and other areas that are presently in turmoil.  Mr. Simpson is the author of “The Red-Green Axis:  Refugees, Immigration, and the Agenda to Erase America”.   

ICON’s next lecture, “The EMP Threat” will be presented on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Chapel Hill.  Mr. James Jay Carafano, PhD, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, is the Heritage Foundation’s Vice President and in 2012 assumed responsibility for Heritage’s entire defense and foreign policy team.   For tickets and more details, please go to www.iconlectureseries.com  

The following photos were taken at the James Simpson lecture.    Nancy  

  

James Simpson, ICON guest speaker

Ann Bowman, Chapter Leader, ACT for America, James Simpson, and Keith Davis, ACT for America Chapter Leader, Fayetteville, NC

From the left, seated, Jane Hogan, Jenise Guidry, and standing, Kimberly Sanchez, Betty Ann Guidry and Andrea Rock and P.J. Gentry, Person County GOP Chair

B.J. and Barry Vogel

From the left: Hannah Stein, Dr. Rosemary Stein, P.J. Gentry and standing, Marlene Waller

ACT for America Chapter Leaders: From the left: Fay Haggard, Highpoint, NC, Tina Forsberg, Greensberg, Cheri Pickett, Greensboro, Carolyn Parker-Ballou, Southpoint, Nancy Clark, ICON board member, Leigh Sudbrink, Greensboro, and back row – Dee Davis, Fayetteville and Robert Goodwill, High Point, NC

From the left: Susan Berkowitz, Marty Berkowitz, Mike Ross, Vickie Jernigan, Joe Jernigan, Michael LaPaglia, candidate for NC Secretary of State, and Mike Abramson

From the left: Buckey Waters, Janie Wagstaff, President, ICON Lecture Series, and Mike Waters

From the left: Tony Bruno, Mary McKinney, Joel Freelander, and Jack McCallus

From the left: Karen Kolias and Gladys Kofalt

From the left: Tracy Marillo and Rosemarie Wenzel

Susan Myrick, Civitas, and James Simpson

Meg Gresham, ICON board member and Jeff Miller

From the left: Tina Forsberg and Mary Carter

AFTER THE LECTURE AT THE SILVERSPOT IN CHAPEL HILL

Ann Bowman, ACT for America Chapter Leader and James Simpson

from the left: Dr. Laura Gutman, ICON board member and Carolyn and Bob Ballou