Iraq: The Role Of Migration In The United States

The disbanding of the Iraqi army and “debathification” or dismantling of the government in place only served to increase the casualties of American troops and Iraqi civilians as the radical Sunni insurgency expanded. This point of cause and effect, clash of two distinct political and cultural worlds, defined this war for the generation serving, at home and the future generations. The threat of increasing terrorism after the attack of September 11, 2001 was one of the driving force of invasion of Iraq. However, in one analysis the increase of global terrorism today is told to be well contributed by the conflicts that were fueled by the western presence in Iraq and the surrounding

“The price of beef escalated from roughly fifteen hundred dinar a kilo to twelve thousand dinar. Anything that had to be imported became very expensive (55)”. An example of movement of people is illustrated in the various Al Qaeda groups in Iraq. “Many of the fighters involved in al-Qaeda in Iraq were foreigners, who came because they thought they were fighting jihad and infidels and nonbelievers” (117). Another example of movement of people is described when Johny is asked by the SEALs on moving to America. “It may not be safe for you here. Or for your family” (229). Finally an example of movement of ideas is depicted by the description of the ancient Ottoman-Safavid war. “During that war, there was a great massacre of Sunni believers by the Iranian shah, who wanted to purify the city for the Shia” (195).

Covering up to 500,000 square miles, these were extremely fertile lands, watered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Long, long ago, the area was so populated and so prosperous that it has been nicknamed the Cradle of Civilization. But it collapsed. Due to thousands of years of irrigation, subsequent salination, and displacement of forest with agriculture; the area now is the cradle of misery and hostility. It is now part of the deserts and arid lands of Israel, Lebanon, Jordon, Syria, Iraq, and southeastern Turkey.

Iraq is very attractive to colonizers due to its high amounts of oil and other natural resources. this made it the perfect target for a post world war one great britain, who needed oil to supply their machinery and troops after they had used so much of it. after the ottoman empire fell after WWI, Iraq became a mandate of the British empire in 1919 and was used primarily for oil and gas. when they took over many arab states after the ottomans, they drew random borders, which mixed ethnicities and beliefs. This resulted in many conflicts between cultures, the kurds and sunnis, and made life for many in the country hard. The anti colonial movement began the next year in 1920, during the Iraqi revolts, which were

This is an interesting comparing the Crisis in the Middle East with the massive migration

Millions of people have migrated from all over the world which results in problems and changes in families. This paper explores the immigrant experience in America, showing how immigrants dealt with hardships, adaptation, losing one 's culture and adaptation to the loss of one 's parent.

     Another effect of the Iraqi war is crime. Ever since the war ended, there seems more crime in the streets of Baghdad. The city seems worst now than before the war and even during the war. A doctor stated in Hasslberg, “This is a city where 1200 criminals are on the loose.” (4). There are still battles everywhere between Iraqis, American, and British. We

U.S. marines once stated, “The only thing you should feel when you shoot your enemy is the recoil from your rifle.” The Iraq War started in March 2003, President George Bush accusing Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein of harboring weapons. President Obama promised that he was going to bring the troops home from Iraq. Our troops should be removed from Iraq because the war has cost us billions of dollars and it was America’s greatest tragedy.

Change has been a feature of social realities throughout history, and will continue to be a feature going forward. In the case of the Middle East, people

Following the creation of Iraq in 1932, the Iraqi government has continued to this day to check any Kurdish advancement in the political spectrum. The Iraqi government uses many tactics to do this including cultural discernment, murder, and genocide (“Prejudice in Iraq” 9). In the 1960s the Iraqi Kurdish Democratic Party (IKDP) led by Mustafa al-Barzani led a failed insurgency against the newly established Ba’ath Party(“Kurd” 4; “Prejudice in Iraq” 10). The repercussions of which resulted in the deaths of sixty thousand people and forced hundreds of thousands to leave their decimated villages. In the mid-1970s another resistance formed that included Iranian support. But after an agreement between Iraq and Iran, the Kurdish opposition crumbled (“Kurd” 4) resulting in over 200,000 Kurds displaced. Iraq also sent captured Kurds to concentration camps and destroyed their villages (Goldman

Why should Syrian refugees be allowed to continue coming into the United States? Well, this problem was started in Syria, where it only began with anti-government outcry, where the Syrians were against president Bashar al-Assad. Soon, the protests were turned into a civil war. The United States has been trying to bring in Syrian refugees, away from the battle. Unfortunately, though some people are against admitting more Syrian refugees, but here are some reason why we should continue to admit them in the United States The reasons why we should continue the admission of Syrian refugees, is because it is our moral rights to protect humanity and to not let history repeat itself,

The population transfers that have been increasing in the past decade is from whites being the majority to minority and latino from minority to majority. It happened rapidly too, three factors account from the rapid increase in the population. The natural increase as a result of difference between births and deaths, international immigration mainly from mexico because they want what we got, freedom and pursuit of happiness, not many countries give their people the freedom that America does, and domestic immigration from other states. These three factors are changing the transfers that have been increasing. “In the early decades of the twenty-first century, Texas was being redefined not by native-born Texans but by individuals coming to

To measure societal acceptance towards immigrants, attitudinal data can be utilized to better understand the effects of immigration on both societies. One way to measure the general political reaction of each country towards the influx of immigrants. Though such data is constrained by temporal boundaries, a blanket understanding can be gleamed from surveys taken in nations during different periods. Further, in both countries, support for the importance of mainstream right-wing strategies has exacerbated the politicization of the immigrant issue. A survey asking identical questions in the two countries was conducted by the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia in 2000. The Swedes tend to be more positive than the Danes, but the differences are not dramatic. However, similarly to Denmark, societal attention to the issue increased in the 1980s, not least due to a considerable growth in the number of refugees from the Middle East. In both nations, there are clear trends that reveal a significant rise in negative attitudes towards immigrants; but, the levels of said societal and political attention towards immigrants and the policies enacted which affect immigrants differ greatly in Sweden and Denmark.

SOCIALLY, following the war with Iran in 1988, Iraq was ranked 50 in the 1990 UNDP Human Development Index, which measures national success in education, GDP, and health. Iraq was nearing the top of the middle range of countries in regard to the implementation of basic social services and infrastructure. However, under Saddam’s rule, the prosecution of Shiites and Kuwaitis was a normal occurrence. Called by some a genocide, the period of murder, terror, and persecution faced by these groups was the foundation for a long-lasting unrest within the hearts and minds of Iraqi citizens. The rest of the Iraqi citizens, however, lived normal, comfortable lives. In the late 20th century, many traveled from afar to utilize and learn from Iraq’s intricate network of hospitals and social centers regarded as the best in the region. (CIA 2) However, constant war drained Iraq’s wealth and decimated its people. In the Iraq-Iran War, Saddam Hussein unwillingly forced Iraq into a disastrous attempt to overthrow the Islamist government in Iran. When the dust settled, over 200,000 Iraqis were dead, and more than twice this number were wounded. Iraq’s increasing debt, nearing about 75 Billion, soon had the Arab

In recent years, the Iraqi nation has endured a crisis that will forever remain in the hearts and minds of the Middle Eastern culture. However, the outcomes of the War on Iraq will not change the long-lasting and passionate traditions and memories that have been held in the country for decades. One major event that happened in Iraq’s history is that on October 3, 1932 Iraq was established as an independent nation. Iraq has always been a country in which respect and generosity have been highly valued and play an important cultural role in everyday life. Additionally, approximately ninety-five percent of Iraqis are Muslim, and therefore Islam is the official religion of this nation (Gutierrez 1). Furthermore, Iraq is a