After being warmly greeted, the family was taken to their new home where a large home cooked meal and basic food necessities awaited them.
Rhode Island has a long history of welcoming refugees and immigrants. As I waited at the arrivals escalator with the reverend Don Anderson, he told me that he was due to be a speaker at an event in East Greenwich entitled, “What Would Roger Williams Do?” When he heard about the arrival of the refugees, he was first worried that coming to greet them might make him late for his event.
“And then I realized,” said Anderson, “That Roger Williams would be here to greet the refugees.”
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