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On the recordJanuary 6, 2014
It was reported only recently Lebanon started to allow these IKEA refugee housing units to be used to shelter Syrians for fear that housing too sturdy and protective would encourage them to stay indefinitely.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses Lebanon's concerns about durable housing for refugees.

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