DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — For Mahmoud Karaz, there is no going back to Syria. But he feels welcome in the United States, surrounded by familiar food and culture while he learns English and trains for a job.
Karaz and his family fled Homs after a house bombing in Syria's civil war killed two relatives, and they spent three years in limbo in Jordan before recently settling in Michigan. The state, already home to a large Middle Eastern population, has accepted about 75 Syrian refugees this year and is making the case that it's ready for more. Unlike some places where people have been wary about Syrian refugees, Michigan sees them as one solution to the state's population loss. ...
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