Reporting on refugee issues around the world, including the political, economic and environmental causes of displacement and the people and ideas addressing forced migration. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/series/the-united-states-of-resettlement-refugees/rss en Economy Integration Fri, 04 Aug 2017 03:00:21 +0000 Rakshitha Arni Ravishankar https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/04/refugee-entrepreneurs-keep-business-alive-in-upstate-new-york https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/04/refugee-entrepreneurs-keep-business-alive-in-upstate-new-york Many refugees resettled in New York live in the upstate city of Buffalo. As the local population declines, advocates hope refugees can reinvigorate the city’s economy. The refugee entrepreneurs of West Side Bazaar have already had some success. Integration Thu, 03 Aug 2017 03:00:48 +0000 Kat Zhang https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/03/in-florida-syrians-try-to-make-a-home-among-cuban-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/03/in-florida-syrians-try-to-make-a-home-among-cuban-refugees Florida has been an important home to Cuban refugees for generations. As Cuban arrivals dwindled last year, hundreds of Syrians were resettled in the state, and some are struggling to integrate into Spanish-speaking communities. Economy Integration Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:00:52 +0000 Danish Mehboob https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/02/michigan-offers-warm-welcome-but-few-jobs-to-iraqi-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/02/michigan-offers-warm-welcome-but-few-jobs-to-iraqi-refugees Michigan, with its long Arab-American history, offers refugees fleeing war in Iraq a family away from home. Yet the financial crisis made it even harder to find work there, while the arrival of secondary migrants drawn to Michigan’s sense of community strains resources.