Afghan refugees are finding a warm welcome in small-town America
An Amish refuge, a college town, and the “Ellis Island of the South” are resettling more refugees per-capita than any other U.S. cities.
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An Amish refuge, a college town, and the “Ellis Island of the South” are resettling more refugees per-capita than any other U.S. cities.
Leon is from congo. and the last one was born in ethiopia. >> in the job training we are sharing our language. he's from ethiopia. so it's nice. we're like family. >> reporter: clarkston is the most die swers square mile in the country after it was singled out as a good place for refugees to reset all 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 opening businesses to make sure it stays that way. six months ago she started refugee coffee. >> i don't think we could do what we do if...