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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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 census regulations of 2005, the racial status of Iraqi Americans along with all other Arab Americans is considered to be white.
According to the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 49,006 Iraqi foreign born immigrated to the United States between 1989 and 2001 and 25,710 Iraqi-born immigrants naturalized between 1991 and 2001. However, the US Census 2000 reported that there were approximately 90,000 immigrants born in Iraq residing in the United States.
Since the US-led invasion of Iraq, the US has promised to increase the number of...
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