people like mohammad al halallah and his eight children. he tells us he fled syria two years ago because of the indiscriminate killing, that nobody was safe. he says they were welcomed in this new community in arizona and they felt safe here. but since the attacks in paris, the governor of arizona has said he doesn't want any more refugees from syria. this father now says he is disappointed that the actions of a few terrorists have affected the lives of so many fleeing so much horror. he feels especially badly, he says, about the children who are, of course, blameless. and it turns out, according to the u.n. human rights commission, more than 75% of syrian refugees -- the people many states are trying to block -- are in fact women and children. >> people who come here are vulnerable people, widows, orphans, families who have lost everything and they're given a new chance here after very careful consideration by very well informed people right across the u.s. government. >> reporter: and today the mayor of new york city, bill de blasio, maki