Lansing refugee resettlement programs prepare for 115 refugees this year

Lansing refugee resettlement programs prepare for 115 refugees this year

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This year Weabout 5-600 refugees a yeaof normal.

Um in the earlydecade, the average numberwere resettled in the whola given year is close to 8year.

Between 2017 and 202dropped significantly.

20250 three refugees, which iof that is because of theat the time.

Um and as welpandemic Saint Vincent catthose numbers to increasefrom the Democratic RepublBurma and Afghanistan.

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Anhas committed to welcomingwe probably will not reachthat's the commitment.

Whiare coming in, the biggestfinding housing.

The housichanged.

Especially over trates have gone down.

So aowners that we used to wortheir houses.

Harris sayshousing, then they'll haveabout reducing their numbe