Sam Brownback

Why it matters that the Kansas governor stopped resettling refugees

April 29, 2016Global Politics

Sonia Inamugisha lost her brother and both her parents to war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She came to Kansas as a refugee a year ago and felt welcome, but now she worries about what the governor’s recent decision says about her new home — and how she’s going to explain it to her children.

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