151 for weeks louai mohammad al zoubi and his family were huddled in a basement with 40 others as bombs and missiles fell around them in daraa syria he his wife and his four children including one who has special needs rationed food and water as they tried to wait out the war life became a prison he said we were just waiting for death that was three years ago paris attacks spark us foreign policy debate paris attacks deepen gop opposition to syrian refugee influx syrian refugees harrowing journey across europe to freedom al zoubi moved to michigan with his family in april since the conflict began the us has taken in more than 1800 syrians but have pledged to accept more than 100000 refugees from around the world by 2017 in syria there are no rules the strong eat the weak he said what i like about here is people abide by the rules you feel like people care you feel like a human being who is actually living this week various governors have announced their states will no longer be accepting syrian refugees in response to the terror attacks in paris the governor of michigan where al zoubi and his family live was one of the first to announce his state will stop taking in syrians for the time being the detroit metro area has one of the highest concentrations of arab descendants in the country and a huge refugee population the familys journey to the us began in the summer of 2012 after weeks of not being able to leave their basement in syria they decided to flee by foot to jordan al zoubi describes the five hour walk to the border as very dangerous we used to hear the sounds of missiles above us youd see the missiles falling he said habeeb al zoubi who was six years old at the time has special needs so he spent the entire journey on his fathers back once they made it safely to jordan they stayed in a border camp for one night then found a place to live in the city of ajloun the family lived in ajloun for nearly three years until al zoubi said he got a call from the united nations high commissioner for refugees unhcr in amman jordan they told me to apply to immigrate to america i said okay said al zoubi nine months and lots of medical exams paperwork and interviews later his family was on a plane to michigan for me i find life is easier here for my kids like with school their security their safety said al zoubi im at ease now because here in america we dont have to struggle for basic life needs like in syria he is currently working as a construction worker as his wife stays at home with the four children al zoubi says even the smallest things in syria like getting toys for the kids was a struggle because basic