From flashpoints around the world - wars in Africa and the Middle East, terrorism in Asia, gang violence in Central America - tens of millions of migrants have run for their lives in just the past few years, creating crises of epic scale for many destination nations.
A small fraction, about 85,000 annually, find a haven in the United States as refugees. Last year, 2,645 were resettled in Pennsylvania, including 510 in Philadelphia. New Jersey became home to 314, 91 of whom moved to the Camden area.
Overall, 40 percent of recent refugees are minors.
--SNIP-- Issa tried to enroll in McCaskey. District personnel, she testified, told her she was "too old" and "under-credited" to earn a diploma before aging-out at 21.
"Get a job," she said administrators advised her.
"Why would I want a job if I don't have an education?" s
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