Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Abboud, center, waits with his family at the International Airport of Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, April 6, 2016. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of State Department data, America has received 28,957 Muslim refugees since Oct. 1 2015, the beginning of the fiscal year. It’s already the highest number of Muslim refugees the United States has received since 2002, the first year for which data on self-reported religious affiliations among refugees is available. (Muslim refugees have, of course, been admitted to the U.S. much earlier than 2002). Said Ali says that he has been made to feel welcome in the United States, and that he feels grateful to be here.

Source: Huffington Post August 17, 2016 20:26 UTC