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Some residents say refugees would just make Beltrami County's struggles worse

BEMIDJI, Minn. – The northern Minnesota outpost of Beltrami County is emerging as the latest flash point in the nation's debate over refugee resettlement, revealing an intense divide among residents straining from years of poverty and economic distress.

"I see what goes on down in California and all these other places where they have so many immigrants, illegal ones, and you hear about it through Facebook and different places, and I just do not approve that it should be brought to Bemidji, Minnesota," said Joyce Fargen, 86, of Bemidji.

http://www.startribune.com/some-residents-say-refugees-would-just-make-beltrami-county-s-struggles-worse/566912092/

 

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