RT @HannahAllam: Sensitive reporting (as always) by the LAT's @jaweedkaleem, out of Bismarck, North Dakota: "For decades, this city was a haven for refugees. Then residents tried to ban them" https://t.co/gBkmHx3S5V

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448207305650176

RT @latimes: Now, because of a federal policy announced in September, 49 states and 600 counties that have welcomed refugees have the power to decide whether to continue doing so. A debate erupted over immigrants in Bismarck following this news. https://t.co/GvdHHWVZd9

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448200242438145

RT @latimes: Trump suggested that many refugees are criminals and has extolled his belief in putting "America first" by drastically reducing the number allowed to enter the United States. That rhetoric has trickled down into smaller parts of the nation, like Bismarck. 📸: @Carolyn_Cole https://t.co/1xCIJgWuUI

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448168441294849

RT @kurtisalee: Bismark, N.D., was a haven for black refugees. Then residents -- mostly white -- tried to ban them, @jaweedkaleem reports: https://t.co/DPL21u2i4t

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448095904935938

RT @latimes: For decades, Bismarck — a conservative, predominantly white capital city — played host to refugees from around the world. Nobody used to pay them much mind. But things started to change with the election of President Trump. @jaweedkaleem reports: https://t.co/GvdHHWVZd9

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448059942969344

RT @jaweedkaleem: NEW: A Trump admin rule says states & counties that resettle refugees can now block them. @Carolyn_Cole and I went to Bismarck, N.D. -- long a refugee haven and a mostly white, conservative, pro-Trump region -- where a push to ban new refugees has erupted https://t.co/Ydly3iMDNX

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215448042616258560

North Dakota was an immigrant haven — until Trump was elected https://t.co/cg7ICeX66n

http://twitter.com/shaunking/status/1215447998957793281