S.D. won't help feds place more refugees
Patrick Anderson, panderson@argusleader.com 10:37 a.m. CDT September 16, 2016
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South Dakota won’t participate in the White House’s next push to increase the number of refugees escaping poverty and violence.
The director of the lone resettlement program in South Dakota said it would not participate in the federal effort, citing the debate over immigration in the state.
“There’s people that fall on both sides of this particular issue," said Tim Jurgens, director of Lutheran Social Service's Center for New Americans.
Jurgens said the center won't increase its numbers, in part because it wants to be mindful of people opposed to welcoming refugees.
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