Canada's Refugee Sponsorship Program Offers Model for US

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA - When Isheh al-Masri stepped off a plane with her husband, Hussam Tahina, and four children to begin a new life in Canada, she was stunned to see a group of people clustered near the arrivals gate with welcome signs and placards bearing the names of her family members.

The greeting committee, including several high schoolers, belonged to a community group from the Atlantic coastal town of Wo