![]() One of whom was Khadim Dai, an Afghan refugee who became a documentary filmmaker and founder of the nonprofit Espalo. Several refugees who have made contributions to the city spoke during the meeting. The city council voted to adopt the resolution unanimously, 10-0. “I’m proud to be one of the people making that statement.” ![]() As of last year, he’s also a father, but the. “There’s so many more refugees from so many more places that are facing … high possibility of death or high possibility of persecution, and we are doing less and less,” Koretz said, adding the city delivered a strong message with its vote today. Habton Mehari, 31, who came here in 2007 and calls himself the luckiest refugee in Israel, is on a full scholarship at Ben-Gurion University. “It’s ironic and very sad that the descendants of many of those refugees … are now supporting this criminal in the White House trying to prevent other refugees from enjoying the same benefit that their ancestors benefited from.”Ĭouncilman Paul Koretz said as the world’s refugee population continues to grow, the policies in place are making it more difficult to resettle them in the U.S. “Many years ago, all Americans, unless they were Native Americans, were refugees or immigrants to this country,” O’Farrell said. ![]()
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