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'The American dream was in their grasp': How Trump's refugee ban is affecting local families.

caption: A refugee family from Iran arrives at SeaTac Airport in 2015
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A refugee family from Iran arrives at SeaTac Airport in 2015
Credit/Meryl Schenker

Kim Malcolm talks with Nicky Smith about how President Trump's refugee ban will impact refugee families living in the Puget Sound region. Smith is executive director of Seattle's office of the International Rescue Committee.

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