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So far, roughly 2,200 Syrian refugees have arrivedon US soil.
77 percent of them are women and children,according to the U.S. State Department.
Only a handful of Syrians have landed in New York.
But Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has called New York "aproud immigrant city," said the city will not turn itsback on those who are persecuted and fleeing war.
And he praised New York's current Muslim population as a crucial ally in the fight againstterrorism.
Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush have called on the U.S. to acceptChristian Syrian refugees, not Muslims.
Dr.Ahmad Jaber, president of the Arab-American Association of New York and Dawood Mosque,calls such rhetoric unconstitutional.
"How dare you say you are not welcoming refugees.
How dare you say that based on their faith, you are not welcoming them because they areMuslims."
Dawood Mosque, in the heart of Brooklyn, was the first mosque established in the state ofNew York, in 1939.
Today, there are more than 270.
Doctor Jaber says the community, made up of immigrants from Yemen, Egypt, the Palestinianterritories and Syria, among others, welcomes refugees, both Muslim and Christian.
"We have a large relationship with the families in our neighborhood, who are welcomingimmigrants to come and share their places."
Doctor Jaber’s organization provides social services including English-language assistance,health care and after-school programs for children.
Other community groups fill the remaining voids.
The International Rescue Committee provides an annual summer program prepare them for lifein the city and its public schools.
"Even when the larger community is not supportive, they know there is a community to whichthey belong, where they're valued, and where they can develop a really positive sense of whothey are."
Three separate opinion polls published this month by Bloomberg, Washington Post/ABC,andNBC News indicate that a slight majority of Americans think the U.S. should not accept anymore refugees from Syria, many citing security concerns in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Meanwhile, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has submitted over 22,000 individualcases for resettlement consideration throughout the country.
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