Over the next year, the Obama administration has plans to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees fleeing from persecution in their war-torn country. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled to Europe. But many US politicians have raised serious concerns about letting in Syrian refugees, fearing ISIS could sneak in with them, as has happened in Europe.
Despite the controversy, relief agencies across the country are continuing to do their work, resettling Syrian refugees. Jewish Family Service of Western Mass has helped resettle a few Syrian families locally in the last couple of years. Connecting Point’s Carolee McGrath spoke with Maxine Stein, the president and CEO of the agency to find out how the refugee program works and to hear her perspective on the controversy.
