By Karen DeWitt
Some upstate lawmakers are asking the state to step in and fund
refugee resettlement programs that they said have been caught up in
President Donald Trump’s travel ban and the resulting chaos.
The
federal government funds refugee resettlement centers in upstate New
York cities. But under the rules, the money for staff is based on the
number of refugees coming in. When Trump’s travel ban briefly froze the
entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries, the funding for
the resettlement centers dried up, too.
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Source: WXXI News (via The Empire Report)
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