Sudanese refugee August Mayai attended a Capitol press conference Wednesday announcing the bill. The UW-Madison student fled the country in 1989 at the age of seven. Mayai says he was recently able to finally get in touch with his brother, only to find his parents and many other family members had been killed since he fled the country. Mayai says the state needs to help send an economic message that the Sudanese government will understand.
Office of Strategic Communication