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Scott PowersOctober 1, 2019

A handful of faith leaders in Florida have joined a letter writing campaign from the Church World Service to Florida’s U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott and the rest of Congress urging them to restore the United States’ refugee acceptance program. The letters, signed by a dozen Florida faith leaders from various denominations, calls […]

Melissa RossJanuary 4, 2016

Saying that states have the right to protect themselves from “acts of war,” state Rep. Lake Ray of Jacksonville has filed legislation that would compel Florida’s refugee resettlement organizations to allow state background checks on refugees being brought in from Syria and other troubled areas. “It addresses the concerns the state has and many citizens have related […]

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Tag: refugee resettlement

Faith group urges resoration of refugee resettlement program

Lake Ray bill would require state background checks of Syrian refugees