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US deportation flights risk spreading coronavirus globally
April 14, 2020 20:19 - 2.02 MBWhile many countries, including the US, have limited international commercial aviation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, planes deporting people from the US are still taking off. One such flight left last week from Alexandria, Louisiana, carrying more than 60 undocumented immigrants being returned to Haiti. But at the last minute, several people were held back — because they may have been exposed to the coronavirus. “I was very surprised,” said one man who was stopped from boarding the fli...
DACA health workers risk their lives to fight COVID-19 while they await SCOTUS ruling
April 13, 2020 18:29 - 2.74 MBJessica Esparza has spent the past few weeks caring for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit at Central Washington Hospital and Clinics in Wenatchee, about two hours east of Seattle. She cares for intubated patients, constantly checking their vitals and managing their medications. She said the work is mentally, physically and emotionally grueling. "I think my anxiety to go to work has jumped, you know, way, way up there," she said. "All of a sudden, it's like here's a pandemic and ...
Mutual aid groups respond to double threat of coronavirus and climate change
April 13, 2020 17:20 - 2.68 MBWhen Indigenous community organizer Valentina Harper co-founded the CareMongering mutual aid Facebook group in Toronto in mid-March to help people cope with the coronavirus pandemic, she was expecting a couple of dozen members. Four days later, 6,000 people had joined. Related: Faith in the time of a global coronavirus crisis The idea, conceived by co-founder Mita Hans, a Sikh community organizer in Toronto, was to connect people who needed things like groceries, money or medicine, with ...
Farmworkers are now deemed essential. But are they protected?
April 13, 2020 16:30 - 2.64 MBThis story is a collaboration between The World and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Listen to the latest episode of Reveal for more on this story. On a recent morning in Salinas, California, in the state’s rural heartland, David Rivera and Alfonso Hernández worked shoulder to shoulder, installing irrigation pipes across freshly plowed fields that stretched to the horizon. Wearing jeans and sweatshirts with their hoods up to block the sun and dust, they prepared the field...
Amid coronavirus, grassroots groups move online to capture Latino vote
April 07, 2020 21:05 - 2.26 MBThis story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Just a few weeks ago, Katelynn Taveras was practicing a choreographed dance in her Houston driveway, twirling and waltzing with her high school friends. She was preparing for a big day: her quinceañera, a coming-of-age party in Latin American cultures that celebrates a teenage girl's 15th birthday. But her par...
International doctors can help the US fight COVID-19. But can they get here?
April 03, 2020 19:03 - 1.98 MBOne in 4 doctors in the US were born in another country. Many are on visas, often working in poor or rural areas that may soon be the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re at risk for getting the infection, like the doctors in Italy and China,” said Vara Ponnada, an Indian doctor on an H1-B visa in Waterloo, Iowa, where several people have tested positive for COVID-19. But unlike other US doctors, who might be citizens or legal permanent residents, Ponnada said if she gets sick, ...
Pandemic makes social justice issues more personal for this young Florida voter
March 31, 2020 21:42 - 2.29 MBYaneilys Ayuso remembers their multicultural studies class during their junior year of high school as the place where they learned about issues that now matter most to them: human rights, racial justice, immigration, women’s rights and the rights of farmworkers and domestic workers. It’s also where they learned to channel their sense of injustice into political organizing. “People of color and black people and Indigenous people have had to struggle through in order to be where they are n...
A California hospital is translating coronavirus information for immigrants
March 27, 2020 20:39 - 1.89 MBOfficials at all levels of US government have released a flood of urgent information on the coronavirus outbreak in recent weeks — spanning everything from the proper way to wash one’s hands to what “shelter-in-place” means. But that information is not always available in languages other than English. And for less dominant languages in the US — such as Hmong, Somali and Indigenous languages spoken in Latin America — up-to-date information on the coronavirus is almost nonexistent. Israel,...
For this young Latina voter, pandemic highlights the need for 'Medicare for All'
March 24, 2020 21:12 - 2 MBThis story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Leticia Arcila was looking forward to casting her vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Georgia’s Democratic presidential primary on March 24. As a home health aide who does not have health insurance herself, Sanders’ "Medicare for All" plan sounded appealing. Then the coronavirus outbreak hit, and Georgia ...
This Mexican American immigrant wants the US to win gold in the 2024 Olympics — for breakdancing
March 24, 2020 18:29 - 3.09 MBHip hop music pounded out of the loudspeaker one day earlier this month at the Silver Spring Black Box Theater, just outside of Washington, DC. A small parquet floor at the front was marked with tape, and competitors faced off in the middle. They dropped down to the ground, kicked their feet in the air and spun on their heads. A row of judges watched from the sidelines, scoring the dancers on things like footwork, power moves, and how well their choreography matched the music. That day w...
International students displaced by COVID-19 also face headaches with online classes
March 20, 2020 18:14 - 2.17 MBOver the last few weeks, as universities responded to COVID-19, international students had to make quick decisions that may have consequences for years to come. Some have had to find new housing as colleges shut down dormitories. Others have taken a chance on leaving to be with their families in their home countries. As spring break ends, and for many, classes begin online next week, there may be a new set of headaches. “Everything changed. I felt there [were] only bad choices. All the in...
Biden, Sanders have free college plans. They might learn from other countries.
March 19, 2020 19:53 - 1.79 MBTwo candidates are left in the race to be the Democratic nominee for this year’s presidential election: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Both back plans to make all public universities free. Sanders wants free tuition for all students, regardless of their financial situation — a position he’s taken for many years. Biden announced Sunday he would also implement free tuition at public universities for students who come from families making less than $125,000 a...
Why some Florida Latinos question Sanders’ democratic socialism
March 17, 2020 20:20 - 2.07 MBThis story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Voters took to the polls Tuesday for Florida’s primary despite public life shutting down across the nation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Across the nation, Latino voters — who are set to comprise the United States’ largest minority voter bloc in the November presidential election — have tended to favor Dem...
ICE gets sued to release immigrant detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
March 17, 2020 18:08 - 1.88 MBIn the midst of closures and social distancing measures worldwide to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, US immigration detention centers remain full and crowded. There are urgent calls from immigrant and civil rights organizations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release the most vulnerable — at least — for health safety reasons. People like Kelvin Melgar Alas are at heightened risk. The 40-year-old from El Salvador is living with approximately 900 others at a detention ce...
This Muslim American congressional candidate sees hateful messages as a chance for dialogue
March 17, 2020 17:32 - 2.09 MBBy his own admission, Oz Dillon hated Muslims. “I was very prejudiced against Islam,” he said. After 9/11, Dillon said he watched the kind of news that trained him to see all Muslims as extremists. “I would see somebody with a hijab and mutter to myself or to them, you know, ‘What a disgrace they are.’” In early March, when Dillon saw a Muslim American man running to represent Virginia in Congress, it made him mad. He tweeted that the candidate, Qasim Rashid, was unfit for office, and incl...
US citizen children of DACA recipients await Supreme Court ruling on program
March 12, 2020 19:36 - 1.98 MBThis article was originally published on EdSource. When 15-year-old Guadalupe Garcia thinks about what could happen if the Supreme Court decides to end protections for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, she feels terrified that her mother could be deported. “If something were to happen to her, I would feel like the air got knocked out of me,” Guadalupe said. “I don’t know what I would do.” Guadalupe is one of an estimated 250,000 US-born children nationwide who have parents...
Coronavirus closures leave international students in limbo
March 11, 2020 19:41 - 2 MBHarvard University asked its students on Tuesday not to return to campus after Spring Break and said it would begin moving to virtual instruction for graduate and undergraduate classes amid the coronavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization (WHO) described COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a pandemic for the first time on Wednesday. The viral outbreak has led to a spate of cancelations and school closures, and it's causing logistical and financial challenges, espec...
This first-time Afro Latino voter is undecided. His biggest issue? Education.
March 10, 2020 20:39 - 2.04 MBThis story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Brayan Guevara said he still needs to do his research on the US presidential candidates before deciding which one will get his vote. The 19-year-old sophomore at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, North Carolina, will vote in a US presidential election for the first time in November. As an Af...
Voters await clarity on 2020 candidates' immigration platforms
March 05, 2020 20:10 - 2.66 MBEven as the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates narrows, voters concerned about where candidates stand on immigration policies are still waiting for specifics. Last week, at a campaign event in San Francisco for then-candidate Elizabeth Warren, Julián Castro took the microphone to cheers from the young, diverse crowd. He was introduced as Vice President Julián Castro — the joke being that if Warren won the Democratic Party nomination, he’d be her running mate. (Warren, at one ...
Immigration experts sound alarm over new federal office on denaturalizations
March 05, 2020 17:53 - 2.41 MBA quiet announcement from the US Department of Justice has sent a wave of fear through many immigrants across the country. The DOJ is creating a new office to focus on people who may have misrepresented themselves while going through the citizenship process. “We’ve been doing that, we’ve stepped that up 200% in the last three years, but it’s getting to the point where we’re getting enough referrals that it’s time to stand up a standalone unit,” John Bash, the US attorney for the Western Dis...
Latino voters could determine the outcome of Super Tuesday. Here's how.
March 03, 2020 20:06 - 2.63 MBFourteen states comprising 40% of the US population are holding their primaries for the Democratic presidential race March 3 — also known as Super Tuesday. A big chunk of the Democrats’ delegates is up for grabs. Super Tuesday’s outcome could determine which candidate wins the Democratic party nomination. Latino voters could have a big impact on Super Tuesday and in November: Their rapid growth as a voting bloc means it will likely be the first election where Latinos comprise the largest...
For overseas voters, a primary of their own
February 26, 2020 21:38 - 2.09 MBAmerican voters living across the globe — from Japan to Canada to Mexico — closely watched Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, and it wasn’t just to stay informed. It was because many of them have a say in who will be the party’s nominee for president. Beginning next Tuesday, US citizens who live outside of the country and register under the Democratic Party will be able to cast their ballots in the Democrats Abroad primary, a little-known vote that could sway the campaign resu...
The top issue for one Arizona first-time voter? Health care.
February 25, 2020 20:53 - 1.99 MBThis story is part of "Every 30 Seconds," a collaborative public media reporting project tracing the young Latino electorate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and beyond. As the 2020 presidential campaign unfolds, Adela Diaz is keeping her eye on one main issue: health care. A public health major and freshman at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Diaz said she is concerned about the disparities in health care access among minorities in the US. Her interest in the topic began...
Trump administration retaliates against states trying to lessen use of immigrant detention
February 18, 2020 23:39 - 3.01 MBThe young woman from Guatemala never thought she would be locked up so long. “It’s been one year and one month,” Vicente said. She no longer counts the days — only the months. In 2018, Vicente fled a physically abusive partner in rural Guatemala. One night, when his threats turned deadly, she said, she escaped in the early morning. She put her three kids in her sister’s care and headed north. The plan, she said, was to reunite with her children,—eventually—in the United States. Related: W...
In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in November
February 18, 2020 21:50 - 2.01 MBWith Super Tuesday two weeks away, Democratic presidential candidates are scrambling to convince people to come out and vote on one of the most important days of the primary season. A third of all delegates will be allocated after contests Tuesday, March 3, in 16 states — including delegate-rich states such as California and Texas. And in Texas, the Latino vote — which could be hugely influential — is up for grabs. Texas is still a red state, especially in the rural areas. But larger urb...
What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today
February 14, 2020 21:54 - 2.77 MBIt’s been nearly 25 years since the death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, but the memory of the Grammy-winning, Mexican American singer is pervasive in popular culture. Musicians of all genres — from Bruno Mars to Kacey Musgraves — cover her songs. Companies have released Selena makeup and clothing collections. This year, Netflix is releasing a much-anticipated series about her life. Quintanilla was known as the Queen of Tejano music. Tejano refers to the blend of sounds and cultures along th...
ICE deported a trans asylum-seeker. She was killed in El Salvador.
February 13, 2020 19:02 - 2.02 MBThe last time Camila Díaz left home for work, she walked out of the house she shared with friends in a suburb of El Salvador’s capital and headed to the center of the city. It was just before 6 p.m. on a Wednesday in late January of last year, and, as usual, she stood on a street corner between a hospital and a police station and wore her long, brown hair down to her shoulders. Díaz, 29, was transgender and a sex worker, and on that night, she sent voice messages to a friend about other tra...
Nigerian couple ‘heartbroken’ as families face indefinite visa ban
February 13, 2020 18:27 - 2.12 MBSaheed had seemingly simple plans for life with his wife Azeezat: buy a house in Houston, move in together and eventually have children. He is 32, a United States citizen, and has lived almost half of his life in this country. He met Azeezat through his aunt who lives in Nigeria. They first bonded over their medical backgrounds — he’s a pharmacist and she’s a doctor. “It’s just a friendship that blossomed into love and led to marriage,” he said. After getting married in Nigeria a year ag...
How Republicans are courting the Latino vote
February 12, 2020 20:30 - 2.39 MBThere are two major assumptions when it comes to the Latino vote in the US: First, that all Latinos vote Democratic, and second, that immigration is a dealbreaker for all Latino voters. But that's not always true, The World's Daisy Contreras explained to host Marco Werman. In the 2018 midterm elections, about 70% of Latino voters voted for a Democratic candidate, while about 30% voted Republican. But over the years, the percentage of Latinos who have voted for the Republican party has stay...
How the Beatles created a sense of ‘place’ for this Argentinian American
February 12, 2020 19:13 - 2.56 MBWhen I was 9 years old, just months after moving from Argentina to the US, I created my very own Beatles "radio show" with the only friend I had at the time. Her name was Valerie Jeannin — she lived down the street from me and she, too, loved the Beatles. This was 1998 — years before podcasts were a thing and decades after the Beatles had broken up. I didn’t speak fluent English, nor did Valerie speak Spanish, but we spoke, in a way, a transnational language that only Beatles fans can under...
DOJ can't 'intimidate us,' says Washington county sued over sanctuary policy
February 11, 2020 20:07 - 1.7 MBThe Department of Justice is turning up the heat on local and state governments rolling out so-called "sanctuary" policies to help undocumented immigrants. Attorney General William Barr has announced new lawsuits this week against California, New Jersey and King County in Washington. All three places have sought to offer some protection for immigrants from federal immigration authorities and possible deportation. Related: Public charge rule has history of racial exclusion, says immigratio...
US presidential candidates sought the Latino vote long before 2020
February 05, 2020 21:59 - 3.72 MBIn his 1960 bid for the White House, John F. Kennedy’s campaign wooed a voting bloc that was mostly forgotten by other political campaigns: Latinos. Jackie Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s wife, took to the airwaves with her own Spanish-language ad urging people to vote. She ended the ad with “Viva Kennedy!'' — a slogan that became a unifying phrase for a group of Mexican American political organizers in Texas. The Viva Kennedy Clubs, as the groups came to be called, spread their efforts acros...
Supreme Court's 'public charge' decision sows confusion among immigrants using public benefits
January 29, 2020 20:45 - 1.82 MBIsabel Martínez was picking lemons at a farm on Monday in Coachella, California, when she heard the news. The Supreme Court had decided in favor of a Trump administration rule that will make it easier for US officials to deny immigrants green cards if they are using or are likely to use some public assistance services. Immediately, she was concerned about how the change would impact her family. Her young daughter has a chronic health condition, and they rely on state-sponsored healthcare t...
'American Dirt' reveals identity bias in publishing industry, critics say
January 24, 2020 21:08 - 1.8 MBA new novel about migration to the US stirred controversy as soon as it hit bookshelves this week. “American Dirt,” a fictional story, was published to immediate acclaim and hailed as a present-day “Grapes of Wrath.” But the controversy centers around who gets to tell such a story, and the people who get to make that decision in America’s book publishing industry. The protagonist of the book is Lydia, a Mexican mother fleeing with her son, Luca, from drug cartel hitmen in the city of Acapu...
Ranky Tanky honors Gullah culture with Grammy-nominated album
January 24, 2020 18:45 - 3.75 MBUpdate 1/27/20: Ranky Tanky won a Grammy award Sunday in the Best Regional Roots Music Album category. In an acceptance speech in Los Angeles, trumpet player Charlton Singleton said, "It is an honor to be here, to stand on the shoulders of our Gullah ancestry, and bring this music and message to the world! Thank you to the artists and voters and especially to the Recording Academy for this level of diligence and research and this historic moment for Gullah being at the Grammy Awards.” Peopl...
When local governments fail to resettle refugees, citizens open their doors
January 23, 2020 18:52 - 2.6 MBMarta Duque lives in a white, brick house with red trim in Pamplona, Colombia, a sleepy university town in the mountains. It’s a misty Friday night, and she’s walking in a brisk loop between each room in her house. She checks on her kitchen, where three volunteers are cleaning the counters and assembling a massive platter of ham-and-cheese sandwiches. On her back patio, another volunteer is brewing a thick chocolate colada in a pot over a wood-fueled stove. Outside, at least a hundred Vene...
Against judge’s order, Iranian student removed from US
January 22, 2020 14:30 - 2.38 MBDespite a court order to keep Shahab Dehghani, 24, in the United States, federal officials removed him from the country Monday. Dehghani, who had a valid student visa, was detained at the airport Sunday as he was returning to Northeastern University, where he studies economics and mathematics. A judge granted a stay of removal Monday night. But according to Kerry Doyle, one of Dehghani's immigration attorneys, he was deported anyway. On Tuesday, a judge dismissed Dehghani’s case, calling i...
Census 2020 ads don't do enough to dispel immigrant fears, advocates say
January 20, 2020 18:41 - 1.7 MBThe 60-second advertising spot is mostly a feel-good montage. A restaurant worker, a grandfather, a farmer, and a child tell the viewer in Spanish that everyone counts, and that filling out the census is important for the local community. But then, toward the end, is this line: “The census is coming, and by law, your personal information is protected.” It’s a nod toward mistrust in the federal government, said Carlos Alcazar, co-founder of Culture ONE World, the advertising contractor the ...
US immigration politics make their mark on Grammy-nominated J.S. Ondara
January 17, 2020 19:06 - 3.45 MBKenyan musician J.S. Ondara is a little cagey when it comes to his initials "J.S." "J.S. is something of a mystery. It's just, you know, those initials have sort of morphed into very many different things over time,” Ondara, said. “So, it's usually just whatever you want it to be." J.S. might be a mystery, but when it comes to his personal story, Ondara is more of an open book. He won the US State Department’s green card lottery in 2013 for residency in the United States. His story begins...
What happens to the American children of asylum-seekers in Canada?
January 09, 2020 18:13 - 2.71 MBAt age 13, Sandra Morales traveled with her sister from Guatemala to Detroit where she eventually met her husband, Daniel Roblero. Like her, he’d left Guatemala as a teenager. The couple didn’t have legal status in the US, but their six kids are all American citizens. They had never thought about leaving the country until President Donald Trump took office. “When Trump started to say there would be tougher laws against immigrants,” Morales said, her husband, who had already been deported...
Fearing detention, undocumented immigrants seek ways to appoint guardians for their children
January 06, 2020 21:00 - 3.11 MBMany undocumented immigrants in the US have been living with the threat of deportation for years — and those who are parents have an additional fear: What will happen to their children if they’re detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement? People across the country have been scrambling to find an answer to that question. “It’s something very — I don’t know how to say it — very desperate, that we might be separated from our children.” Maria, mother, undocumented “It’s something very —...
10 US immigration issues to watch in 2020
January 03, 2020 18:34 - 1.94 MBLast year, the Trump administration rolled out several policies that restricted access to asylum as well as employment-based and family-based immigration pathways. With a presidential election on the horizon, 2020 could bring even more restrictions as US President Donald Trump makes a final push to fulfill his agenda before voters head to the ballot box. Here are 10 immigration issues we’re watching this year, below. 1. How will immigration play out on the campaign trail? Trump’s focus...
In Houston, Pancho Claus is coming to town
December 24, 2019 18:11 - 2.11 MBGenerations of Houstonians know — when you hear the rumble of his low-rider — Pancho Claus must be close by. He makes appearances in Houston throughout the month of December, showing up to holiday events in a red zoot suit and fedora and driving around in his 1972 Cadillac Eldorado. Richard Reyes has embodied Pancho Claus for nearly 40 years as part of his work with at-risk youth. It all started in 1981, when Reyes was asked to write a Christmas play about Pancho Claus. He was inspired by...
The U visa is supposed to help solve crimes and protect immigrants. But police are undermining it.
December 10, 2019 19:22 - 3.25 MBThis story was produced by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization. Get their investigations emailed to you directly by signing up at revealnews.org/newsletter. Nataly Alcantara awoke to two shadows standing in her bedroom. Her husband and their toddler son lay next to her, with their 3-month-old daughter nestled in a crib beside the bed. One of the shadows, Alcantara realized, held a knife. “Give us your money!” one woman shouted while the other...
A high school reunion for Iranian Americans, 40 years after the revolution
December 09, 2019 23:09 - 2.22 MBOn a warm fall evening at the Bel Air Crest Clubhouse in Los Angeles, Mandana Vassigh put the finishing touches on displays of fruits and pastries, high school mementos and a glittering sign that read “1977.” Before long, guests arrived in cocktail attire and greeted each other with a kiss on each cheek, giggling and giddy. But this was not a typical school reunion: Just as this group of students was graduating from high school in Iran, their country was gripped by revolutionary riots. Most...
Under Trump, immigrants face increasingly long and complicated road to citizenship
December 06, 2019 18:20 - 4.83 MBThis story is a collaboration between The World and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Listen to the latest episode of Reveal for more on this story and other stories about the less visible barriers affecting tens of thousands of immigrants seeking US visas and citizenship. On a recent fall morning, Yonas Waldab was ushered into the Paramount Theater in downtown Oakland, California. An Art Deco landmark built in the 1930s, it’s reminiscent of Hollywood’s golden age, with hi...
Early childhood education is critical, but limited. In Oregon, immigrant teachers could be the solution.
December 02, 2019 21:05 - 2.26 MBIn a classroom at Mt. Hood Community College in northeast Portland, Oregon, adults sing a children’s song in English and Spanish. They’re learning how songs can improve communication among young children who come from homes where English is not the primary language. The adult students — all immigrants — are English learners themselves. They’re working to earn the Child Development Associate credential, one of an array of requirements that are increasingly needed to work as a teacher for ch...
With Congress passing the buck, DACA lands before Supreme Court
November 12, 2019 18:44 - 1.81 MBThe US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments that will determine the fate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama-era program for undocumented young people that the Trump administration canceled in 2017. The Trump administration told the high court justices that the judiciary did not have authority to rule on the program at all — and that the termination of the program was merely an exercise of executive power. Lawyers for DACA recipients and their advocates, ...
These sisters both had DACA. One took matters into her own hands.
November 12, 2019 02:17 - 3 MBSisters Karen Hernandez and Angela Velasquez say they remember the day in 2012 when then-President Barack Obama issued an executive order launching Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program offered undocumented people like them, who were brought to the United States as children, work permits and temporary relief from deportation. They applied right away. “I took advantage of the opportunity as soon as it came out,” said Velasquez. She was a teenager at the time. “I was like, okay...
After Trump order, states scramble to say they will receive refugees
November 11, 2019 20:24 - 2.44 MBUpdate 1/13/2020: On Jan. 10, 2020, Texas Gov. Greg Abott announced that his state will not accept refugees in 2020. Texas is the first state to opt out of the refugee program. In his announcement, Abbott said the state has accepted more refugees "than any other state" since 2010 and that it "has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process." Update 12/27: A least 35 state governors — a third of whom are Republicans — and 86 city or county executives have give...