The terrorist attacks in Paris have trained a spotlight on Syrian refugees.

Some two dozen governors - including Georgia’s Nathan Deal - have said they no longer want refugees from the war-torn country arriving in their states. Their opposition is largely symbolic as the resettlement program is run by the federal government.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution profiled one of those refugees, now living with his family in Georgia after fleeing violence in Syria.

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