With six kids in college, refugee family works while others wait
Refugee resettlement slows as legislators challenge Lee
Ndayambje John prepares to wrestle an opponent from Ottawa University Jan. 25 in Clarksville, Arkansas. John won the match by technical fall 22-7. (University of the Ozarks)
David Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
Faith-based agencies in 2019 resettled the fewest refugees in Tennessee in more than two decades. The numbers likely will be even lower this year. Meanwhile, some legislators are challenging Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to continue participating in the nation’s 40-year-old refugee resettlement program.
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