syria

To understand the tragic toll of the civil war in Syria, you need look no further than the city of Homs.The western Syrian city was held by rebels and…

More Syrian refugees have come to Michigan seeking a new life than any other state.The State Department reports that 505 Syrian refugees settled in our…

Among the hundreds of Syrians who fled their homeland for Michigan is a young family of five.They came here just this past April, trading the violence and…

Many of us have seen the heartbreaking scenes and photos from the Syrian refugee crisis and wondered: how can I help? There are plenty of charities to…

The federally-created Council of Governors has a meeting scheduled for tomorrow. This is the group of 10 governors (always five Republicans and five…

The public debate about welcoming refugees from Syria isn’t just happening here in the States. Canada is planning to receive 25,000 Syrian refugees over…

There’s been a lot of confusion in the last few days.So let’s just clarify something here: Syrian refugees are still coming to Michigan. More are…

Each week Susan Demas, publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, and Ken Sikkema, former Senate Majority Leader and Senior Policy Fellow at Public Sector…

Activists have delivered thousands of signatures to Gov. Rick Snyder urging him to welcome more Syrian refugees. Snyder says he’s “pausing” his efforts to…

Governor Rick Snyder was the first governor in the nation to speak out on refugees following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut. And he may…