Iraqi Americans (Arabic: عراقيّون امريكيون) are Americans of Iraqi descent, including those who are expatriates in exile or permanent immigrants. According to the ancestries article in the 2000 Census around 37,714 ( 0.01%) Americans with Iraqi descent were living within the United States. Since the 2003 war has started, less than 800 refugees have made the United States their home, and discrimination has been relatively low. According to the ce...
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