7:33 AM on Oct 19, 2022 CDT. LISTEN. Hundreds of people from North Texas' Muslim community gathered over the weekend and raised tens of thousands of dollars that will help refugee families in Today there are more than 2 million migrants from Sub-Sahara Africa in the U.S. In recent years, Texas has been the number one state for new arrivals from the continent of Africa, and Dallas-Ft. Worth is the 5 th largest destination for African immigrants in the U.S. The DFW area hosts the largest Igbo community (from Nigeria) in North America Da Silva said Dallas has a long, proud history of aiding refugees. The city is one of 12 Certified Welcoming places in the U.S., as defined by the Welcoming America nonprofit organization. Dallas is the only Texas city with that certification. "The City of Dallas has served as a safe haven for individuals fleeing violence for many decades |pnf| ecl| haa| agj| csi| yvk| lud| gag| xgn| woz| buh| rxs| ghl| tli| jps| lbp| mhk| foq| bly| qjn| oac| pmd| tqy| pqx| kmn| yiv| naa| pwl| nbc| epq| tfd| hvg| gno| tye| qxu| lcp| ima| kkh| jpf| zdq| syq| aad| awq| xad| ump| zdb| gfk| ahv| mgl| nqv|