Refugees

2018 Was A Year Of Drastic Cuts To U.S. Refugee Admissions

America is rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Refugee advocates warn that President Trump's aim is to dismantle the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

Morning Edition

A U.N. Migration Pact Is Dividing Europe — And Has Become Fodder For Nationalists

The pact, set to be approved this week, is meant to help the European Union navigate its most politically sensitive issue. The pact is non-binding, but several countries have pulled support.

Speakers Forum

Khaled Hosseini in Seattle: The reality of refugees beyond fiction

RadioActive

A Rohingya teen escaped genocide in Myanmar. This is how he ended up on Mercer Island.

RadioActive

How my 90-year-old neighbor, a Holocaust survivor, sees America today

One of the world's biggest cities was once a safe haven for Jewish refugees. During World War II, more than 18,000 Jews sought refuge in Shanghai. They witnessed the war from a perspective that often goes unheard. My neighbor Werner Glass is one of them.

Trump wants fewer refugees. Here's what that could mean for Seattle

Kim Malcolm talks with Rabbi Will Berkovitz about how Trump's plan to reduce the number of refugees in the U.S. will impact the refugee community in the Puget Sound region. Berkovitz is CEO of Jewish Family Service in Seattle.

'I'm beginning to hear a needle drop.' Poet reflects on family ghosts

Denver poet Diana Khoi Nguyen's family is haunted by bees. It's easier for them to speak about the bees than it is to speak about her brother's suicide....

Honduran mom freed from Tacoma detention still can't see her 6-year-old son

Yolany Padilla and her six-year-old son, Jelsin, crossed the border into Texas in May after fleeing Honduras, one of the world's most violent nations....