As states push back, settlement groups say they plan to continue helping new arrivals find homes, jobs and assistance aid
The debate over Syrian refugees in the U.S. is stoking an unusual public battle between nonprofit groups helping people from broken lands and governors in about two dozen states who object to their arrivals.
When the Department of Homeland Security clears refugees after reviews by multiple agencies, the heavy lifting falls to nine so-called resettlement agencies, all nonprofits, and their hundreds of local offices and affiliates. The agencies perform a range of tasks, from meeting Syrian refugees at airports.
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