Ask the Expert: How is Texas preparing for Ukrainian refugees?

Children sleep in a temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Texas prepares for Ukrainian refugees Photo credit LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / Contributor GettyImages

The world is dealing with another crisis, when it comes to refugees. A year ago, it had been refugees coming in from Afghanistan. Now, people are escaping from a war in Ukraine and a lot of those refugees may end up here in north Texas.

On Ask The Expert, Dr. Jessica Hanson-DeFusco joined the KRLD Afternoon News. She is an assistant professor of global health policy at UT Dallas shares how Texas knows it's time to prepare for Ukrainians looking to resettle.

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