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Whether they are responding to
their Jewish values or the Trump
Administration’s harsh crackdown
on Muslim immigration, organiza-
tions and individuals in the Jewish
community are making differences
in the lives of refugees far away and
in nearby neighborhoods.
According to the U.S. State
Department, Michigan is a top desti-
nation for both Syrian and other ref-
ugees. Since the beginning of 2015,
Michigan has taken in 2,029 of the
18,908 Syrian refugees settled in the
U.S., just slightly behind California.
The Migration Policy Institute, a
Washington, D.C., nonprofit think
tank, reports “the majority of Syrian
immigrants come to the United
States through family reunification
channels rather than as refugees or
asylum seekers or through employ-
ment-based channels.”
It goes on to state that “compared

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to the overall foreign and native-
born populations, Syrian immi-
grants on average are significantly
older, more highly educated and
less likely to participate in the labor
force [because of lower workforce
participation by women]. However,
employed Syrians are more likely
to work in high-skilled occupations
and have higher earnings than the
overall foreign or native-born popu-
lations.”
After making it through the exten-
sive vetting process to make it to the
United States, refugees and asylum
seekers still need help with paper-
work and legal assistance. That’s
where Detroit’s Freedom House for
35 years has stepped in as one of the
only places in the nation that pro-
vides both shelter and legal services
to the country’s most vulnerable
immigrant populations.
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On Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. Temple
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social action erev Shabbat with
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