Aug 12 Watch 6:33 All-new refugee team wins hearts, if not medals, at Rio Olympics By PBS News Hour They may not be winning gold, but their stories are certainly medal worthy. The first-ever Refugee Olympic Team is competing in Rio, stacked with athletes like 18-year-old Yusra Mardini, who saved herself and other Syrians stranded during a dangerous Aegean… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 9:46 Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 U.S. poised to hit Obama’s goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees By Kevin Freking and Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of September. Continue reading
Jul 09 Gingrich says he will weigh choice if asked to run with Trump By Associated Press Newt Gingrich says he wouldn't automatically say yes to an eventual proposal to become Donald Trump's running mate. Continue reading
Jul 02 This traveling clown troupe brings moments of joy to Syrian refugees By Corinne Segal Clown Me In is a Beirut-based clowning group that performs for young Syrian refugees. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:28 Taking on the plight of refugees — and the misperceptions By PBS News Hour Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, says the tens of millions of refugees around the world should be embraced, not feared. But she also said it’s important for screening systems to be in place. She notes that more… Continue watching
Jun 30 U.S. will meet Syrian refugees goal, Homeland Security head says By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he believes the government will meet its goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees this year. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 9:01 World’s largest Syrian refugee camp has developed its own economy By PBS News Hour Zataari in Jordan, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world with 80,000 people, was supposed to provide temporary housing when the government and United Nations opened it in 2012. But since residents have not been able to leave, they… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 9:47 How Lebanon is coping with more than a million Syrian refugees By PBS News Hour Syria's 5-year-long civil war has killed more than 400,000 people and displaced eleven million more, 5 million of whom have become refugees. But as people flee the humanitarian crisis to places like Europe and Turkey, tiny Lebanon holds the distinction… Continue watching
Apr 07 What’s the economic impact of refugees in America? By Paul Solman For the United States, the economic impact of refugees is positive on net, but the distributional consequences can be quite complicated, says economist Jeffrey Sachs. Continue reading