and thank you for welcoming us to our new home in america. that s her reciting this letter that she recently read at a nearby church. her family says an estimated half of those in attendance were donald trump supporters. what does that matter? she and her family are syrian refugees. under president trump s newly proposed immigration plan, families like hers wouldn t be able to come to the u.s. or as she says, they wouldn t be able to make america better. i dreamed i want to become a doctor because i want to help people all over the world and i want to make america better. her family fled war-torn syria three years ago. they ve asked us not to use their last name because they re still nervous after all they ve been through. life has been especially difficult for her 14-year-old brother, allen. who has cerebral palsy. it s because of him, that she wants to be a doctor. for two years she and her family
voters. reporter: you re one of the best students, huh? yes. reporter: looking at all of her school merit awards it s amazing to think that the 11-year-old has only been in the u.s. for a year. why are you such a good girl? i don t know. reporter: in fact, it s only been a few months since she learned english. but if you ask her, she s already making america better. i m 11 years old and i m a syrian refugee. and thank you for welcoming us to our new home. reporter: that s her reciting this letter that she recently read in a nearby church. her family said half of those in attendance were donald trump supporters. what does that mean? nawros and her family are syrian refugees. under the plan, families like hers wouldn t be able to come to the u.s., or as she says, they
thank you for welcoming us to our new home in america. that s her reciting this letter that she recently read at a nearby church. an estimated half of those in attendance were donald trump supporters. why does that matter? she and her family are refugees. under president trump s newly proposed immigration plan families like hers wouldn t be able to come to the u.s. or as she says, they wouldn t be able to make america better. i want to help all of those in the world and i want to make america better. reporter: her family fled war torn syria three years ago. they asked us not to use their last name because they re still nervous after all they ve been through. life has been especially difficult for her 14-year-old brother allen.
that s her reciting this letter that she recently read at a nearby church. an estimated half of those in attendance were donald trump supporters. why does that matter? her family are syrian refugees. under the newly proposed immigration families like hers wouldn t be able to come to the u.s. or said they wouldn t be able to make america better. i dreamed of wanting to help all of us in the world. and i want to make america better. reporter: her family fled war torn syria years ago and asked us not to use last name because they re still nervous after all they ve been through. life has been especially difficult for her 14-year-old brother allen who has cerebral palsy. it s because of him she wants to be a doctor. the 2 years, her family lived in a refugee camp in turkey. resettled outside of atlanta, georgia, with the help.