January 21, 2004

State officials and Hmong leaders plan for arrival of 1,600 new immigrants

Toni Randolph - Reporter, Laura Mortonsen - Interviewee, Dorothy Slegman - Interviewee, William Yang - Interviewee

LISTEN:State officials and Hmong leaders plan for arrival of 1,600 new immigrants
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MPR’s Toni Randolph reports that local and state officials, refugee agencies, and Hmong community organizations have been trying to figure out how many refugees could end up in the Twin Cities. The Thai government says more than 15,000 refugees are living in the camp surrounding a Buddhist temple. They'll be eligible for the resettlement program, which is scheduled to begin screening refugees in mid-March of 2004.

The U.S. State Department is projecting that 1,600 refugees may resettle here over the next two years.

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