America's Syrian Refugees

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI - AUGUST 1: Women from the Syrian refugee community attend a local potluck together on August 1, 2015 in Bloomfield hills, Michigan. The community is expecting seven more families before the month is over. Since the war started the United States has resettled under 1,500 refugees, despite over 12,000 applications. This fall, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that least 10,000 displaced Syrians will be allowed into the United states over the next year. This announcement was followed up by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the United States would accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017. (Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)