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This Tiny Georgia Town Received More Syrian Refugees Than LA And NYC Combined
Daily Caller ^ | Peter Hansson

Posted on 09/24/2016 8:25:43 AM PDT by ErikJohnsky

Stone Mountain, Georgia — a city with just over 6,000 residents and a poverty rate well above the national average — has resettled more Syrian refugees than Los Angeles and New York City combined.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 0bama; georgia; hijra; islam; muslim; obamarefugees; refugeeresettlement; stonemountain; syriarefugees
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To: wardaddy

Not saying it’s insignificant, just that it’s not like Stone Mountain is an isolated community. 299 out of 1.5 million is not the issue that 299 out of 6,000 would be.

I’m not from Atlanta, just became somewhat familiar with the Stone Mountain area when my daughter lived in Tucker.

I did spend a week in Jackson, MS, due to a job assignment. Nice little town. Good people. Not near the traffic problem that Atlanta has.


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