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The federal government turns to local communities to help refugees settle into the US, but community-based programs bring both possibilities and challenges

  • Written by Emily Frazier, Assistant Professor of Human Geography and Sustainability, Missouri State University
The federal government turns to local communities to help refugees settle into the US, but community-based programs bring both possibilities and challengesUkrainian refugees attend a job fair on Feb. 1, 2023, in Brooklyn, N.Y.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

In the most significant change to U.S. refugee resettlement in 40 years, the federal government is turning to the public and the private sector to help settle people who have fled their home countries because of war, persecution and ongoing...

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