report<\/a> on the World\u2019s 25 Most Failed States. Interestingly enough, six out of the top ten countries the United States received refugees from are listed as failed states in report: Burma, Eritrea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia.<\/p>\nWhere do refugees go once they are sent to the U.S.? How much say, if any, do states and localities have during the resettlement process? Who will pay for it? These are all questions that individuals are\u2014and should be\u2014asking.<\/p>\n
Shedding a little more light on the process, last December, the Department of State issued its Refugee Processing Center Affiliate Directory. The directory contains the locations of 293 Refugee Processing Centers across the nation.<\/p>\n
As always, FAIR encourages its members to get involved and ask their state legislators what they are doing to evaluate their states\u2019 refugee arrivals policy to ensure proper screening for potential public safety and national security concerns. For more information about the states\u2019 role in the resettlement process, you can view FAIR\u2019s report: The Role of States in the Refugee Resettlement Process<\/em><\/a>, which informs state activists and representatives steps they can take before, during, and after refugee arrivals to your state.