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How refugees make it to Washington state

caption: A Syrian refugee family arrives in Seattle in 2015.
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A Syrian refugee family arrives in Seattle in 2015.
KUOW Photo/Liz Jones

Bill Radke speaks with Sarah Peterson, Chief of the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance at the Department of Social and Health Services, about the journey refugees must go through to get from their home country to this state.

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