Dec 16, 2020 / 07:54 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Immigrants and refugees now have access to a newly launched online database.
It’s going to help make transitioning to life in America a bit easier.
A couple of the largest barriers immigrants face are language and documentation status. The online database, representatives say, will provide some extra independence so immigrants can find out information on their own.
When Francisco Ruiz immigrated to the states from Colombia in 2007 he said the layout of the the city was much different. Indianapolis’ immigrant population now is booming, but getting assimilated in a new place doesn’t always come easy.