Debate over how U.S. should handle Syrian refugee crisis reaches Wisconsin
11/17/2015
WAOW Channel 9 Wausau

By Max Gorden

In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, debate has intensified among American politicians regarding the settlement of Syrian refugees in the U.S.

By Tuesday, 31 governors expressed they would not take displaced Syrians in their states. Among them was Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker...

...But UW Stevens Point Associate Political Science Professor Jennifer Collins said, America's hesitance to admit Syrian refugees is nothing new.

"Certainly there has always been resistance to accepting refugees or immigrants,” Collins said.

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