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and when i left my country, it was another. reporter: her five children and her husband fled with her each with just one bag. as a mother, you are thinking of your children s lives reporter: marsha s family was among 76,000 afghan refugees who arrived in the u.s. but for many their welcome was rocky. first, she was asked to go to the d.c. area to continue her work, but was resettled in dallas without three of her young adult children they told me there is no guarantee to send your children to your state reporter: months later, her family was reunited but there were long delays getting food benefits and health insurance without a car the apartment she was provided ended up being a three-hour bus commute each way from her new job to the university of texas in arlington. marsha said while she is grateful to be here life has been much harder than she imagined

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