Stacker compiled countries where refugees are arriving from in Missouri using data from the Refugee Processing Center.
“Give me your tired, your poor / your huddled masses yearning to be free …” Such were the words of Emma Lazarus, written in 1883 and enshrined in American history in 1930, in the form of a bronze plaque affixed to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The implication of these words still evokes a sense of national pride and identity, even if their intended target—refugees—has become an unfortunately politicized group in recent history.
NWS: Tuesday Hail Storm will be Remembered as Major Weather Event
Stone County Traffic Crash Involves Drivers from Arkansas, Missouri
Branson West Man Faces Federal Money Laundering Charges
Silver Dollar City Earns Top USA Today Award for Fifth Time
Final Day of Storms Sees Hail Pelt the Ozarks