When tens of thousands of refugees from Southeast Asia poured into hastily prepared camps in the U.S. last spring, many Americans were deeply troubled. Would the refugees aggravate the bloated unemployment rate? Did they carry exotic diseases? How could they possibly fit in? Last week the 100,000th Indochinese refugee was quietly relocated—and the nation hardly noticed. Officially, at least, he was Pham Phu Quoc, 38, a former South Vietnamese army officer who was settled near Racine, Wis., last week with his wife and their eight children.
The resettlement headaches are still far from over. About 33,000 refugees remain in camps...
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