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ahmed arrived in the united states two months ago from syria. leon, he's from congo. and elainy was born in ethiopia. >> you like yours plain, so we are sharing our language. he's from syria, i'm from ethiopia. it's nice and we've been like family. >> reporter: clarkston is perhaps the most diverse square mile in the country, after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to resettle a generation ago. of the nearly 8,000 people who live here, more than half are foreign-born. native-born residents like kitty murray not only like it that way, but are opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago, she started refuge coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if there weren't other group assimilating refugees and working with them. >> day-to-day is welcoming the world here to the community center. >> reporter: as director as clarkton's community center,
about 8,000 people. and over the course of last generation, 25 years, they've accepted thousands of refugees and recently dozens of them are from syria. the locals i spoke to say it's worked out for the best. >> reporter: it's friday and the refugee coffee truck in clarkston, georgia, is in the middle of its morning rush. behind the counter, a collection of culture. the three baristas, all refugees. each one from a different part of the world. ahmed arrived in the united states two months ago from syria. leon, he's from congo. and elainy was born in ethiopia. >> you like yours plain, so we are sharing our language. he's from syria, i'm from ethiopia. it's nice and we've been like family. >> reporter: clarkston is