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NOW. THE TOP RANKED HOOVER BOYS SOCCER TEAM HAS FORFEITED ALL OF THEIR WINS THIS SEASON. THAT’S AFTER THE SCHOOL DISCOVERED ONE OF THEIR PLAYERS, A REFUGEE FROM SUDAN, HAD A BIRTH CERTIFICATE THAT WAS INACCURATE. ����vlog BEAU BOWMAN SHOWS US HOW RARE THIS KIND OF ERROR IS. MISTAKES LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED HERE AT HOOVER ARE NOT COMMON, WHICH IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY WERE SHOCKED. REFUGEE PROCESS IS NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT’S HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. SAM GABRIEL IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE GENESIS YOUTH FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT THAT WORKS WITH IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES IN DES MOINES. THEY SPECIALIZE IN USING SOCCER TO HELP KIDS LEARN LIFE SKILLS. AS A REFUGEE HIMSELF, GABRIEL KNOWS HOW THOROUGH THE VETTING PROCESS IS. IT’S NOT A, YOU KNOW, A MEDIOCRE PROCESS. SO I WAS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED. THE PROCESS IN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRES A LONG LIST OF SCREENINGS, INTERVIEWS AND FORMS FOR REFUGEES TO RELOCATE TO IOWA. YOU CAN FIND THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE ON THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES WEBSITE. I’M CURIOUS TO KNOW THE STORY ON HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THAT BEING AN ARROW. GABRIEL IS HOPEFUL. THIS DOESN’T CAUSE FOLKS TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SPORT. WHAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK ABOUT REFUGEE KIDS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START THINKING LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO THINK THIS ONE INCIDENT AND APPLY TO ALL REFUGEE KIDS, YOU KNOW, OR REFUGEES THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY OR THEIR OR THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES ARE NOT ACCURATE. HOOVER STILL HAS ITS ENTIRE SEASON AHEAD OF THEM HERE IN IOWA. EVERYBODY QUALIFIES FOR THE POSTSEASON, WHICH MEANS THE TOP RANKED HUSKIES STILL HAVE A SHOT AT A STATE TITLE IN DES MOINES.