They should be allowed to pitch tents on the White House Lawn. m/r
This U.S. city has more Syrian refugees than New York and LA combined
September 16, 2016 By Rob Hotakainen
Despite resistance by Idaho’s top political leaders, 118 Syrian
refugees have moved to the Gem State since last Oct. 1, all of them
settling in Boise, according to new data from the State Department.
Compared with larger cities, Boise took in a disproportionate share, accepting more than twice as many refugees as New York, with 9, and Los Angeles, with 45, combined.
Compared with larger cities, Boise took in a disproportionate share, accepting more than twice as many refugees as New York, with 9, and Los Angeles, with 45, combined.
No one’s more excited to welcome the newcomers than Shadi Ismail, 29, who left Syria in 2012 and ended up in Boise.
“It’s good, very good news – people coming in, being safe now,” he said. “They will have life.”
While the new refugees are fleeing Syria’s civil war, Ismail feared his family would kill him for being gay. He decided to leave his homeland after his father and brother burned him with charcoal, trying to rid him of his homosexuality.
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“It’s good, very good news – people coming in, being safe now,” he said. “They will have life.”
While the new refugees are fleeing Syria’s civil war, Ismail feared his family would kill him for being gay. He decided to leave his homeland after his father and brother burned him with charcoal, trying to rid him of his homosexuality.
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