Migration of Moroccans to America is a part of Moroccan migration to Western Europe which dates back to the beginning of the 1960’s when the economic and social situation in Morocco was highly complicated. Regional income inequalities were substantial, distribution of personal incomes was extremely imbalanced and unemployment rates in countryside were high.
America has not been a key destination for Moroccans migrants, compared to others like Fra...
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