In some parts of Wisconsin, the news that refugees from war-torn nations would be placed in the community was followed by a backlash from members of the public.
In Wausau, that was not the case. After a newly opened refugee resettlement agency placed 160 people in central Wisconsin in its first year of operations, the placements did not surface as a major issue in local races for mayor and school board.
Rep. Pat Snyder, the Republican incumbent in the 85th Assembly District that includes Wausau, said the community’s experience with Hmong refugees is part of the reason.
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“We see the success of other folks who came in and settled in Wausau and the central Wisconsin region,” Snyder said…