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Syria Civil War Refugees Facing Challenges In Resettling To Arizona

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The civil war in Syria has pushed millions of people out of their homes and, in some cases, to other nations.

The U.S. State Department’s Refugee Processing Center reports that Arizona is behind only California, Michigan and Texas in the number of Syrian refugees it accepts. Why is that the case and what are the inherent challenges behind the resettlement process?

To learn more, we spoke with Connie Phillips of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest.

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Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.