#NPRreads: Warren Buffet's Grandson And A New Mosque In Rural Wyoming
Also this week: the virtual reality stories of three displaced children.
refugees
Canada Extends Deadline To Accept Syrian Refugees
The pledge to bring in 25,000 refugees by year's end was a campaign promise by Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, helping sweep him to power.
As Resettlement Debate Continues, Interfaith Event Advocates For Refugees
Several hundred supporters showed up at an interfaith gathering in Greensboro Monday night to show support for the Triad's refugee community.
Refugees: That Time Everyone Said 'No' And Bolivia Said 'Yes'
Observers draw a parallel between anti-refugee sentiments now and during WWII. Back then, many doors where closed to those fleeing Nazism. Bolivia was a notable exception.
This Isn't The First Time Americans Have Shown Fear Of Refugees
In 1939, a Gallup poll found 61 percent of Americans opposed a plan for taking in 10,000 refugee children, most of them German Jews.
Lawmakers Look To Change U.S. Visa Waiver Program
U.S. senators point to the program as a potential security risk that poses a bigger threat than admitting Syrian refugees.
If Americans Move To Canada To Avoid Refugees, They May Get A Surprise
Some Americans unhappy with U.S. plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees are threatening to move to Canada. Apparently they haven't noticed that Canada plans to take in 25,000 Syrians.
Resettlement Agency Raises Concern After Refugee Bill Passes House
The vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday that increases security checks on some refugees is raising some protest here in the Triad.
Will The Paris Attacks Affect Fundraising For Syrian Refugees?
After years of struggling for donations, aid groups were seeing record responses. Then came Paris.
Advocate: States Can't Shut Doors On Refugees
Governors say they will refuse to let Syrian refugees settle in their states. Observers say states can't ban refugees, but efforts to reduce processing times for asylum seekers will be slowed.