Helping African Refugees Settle in Ohio
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 7:18 AM
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Download MP3Tens of thousands of people have immigrated from Africa to Ohio in the past decade, and some state legislators say it's time the government set up a special commission to help the refugees settle into their new life. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.
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