Iraq war has left a number of refugees at home and away and as U.S. tries relocating them, a number are waiting to enter the U.S. territory.
The Iraq war, violence and bloodshed have left lakhs homeless. As the number of marooned Iraqis increases, the burden of war is becoming ever more difficult to be borne. To aid in their troubled times, the U.S. is sheltering a number of Iraqi refugees having left their lands for a safe haven abroad. Having pledged to shelter 2000 Iraqi expatriates till September, U.S. has admitted only around 500 by the end of August.
Stringent immigration laws in the U.S. seem to be posing a roadblock to resettlement of such a vast number of Iraqis. More so, ever since the dawn of Al Qaeda, increase in militant activities have only added to the travails of those willing to migrate to the U.S. for better pastures and security. Because 9/11 WTC attacks have closed all open doors for immigrants, making U.S. elusive for their reach. Simply a tag of being Asian or a follower of Islam is enough to reject their visas or pound them at par of a terror suspect.
Also, the Islamic beliefs of the Iraqis come in their way when it comes to heading to the U.S., as most of the Iraqis are Muslims and of non-Hasmetite race they tend to confront with the liberal beliefs of western societies. The other hindrance obstructing Iraqis to travel to the U.S. is that once immigration rules for settling Iraqis are relaxed, it would open immigration floodgates to the U.S. and complexity feelings may run high giving vent to racial segregation in the country.
Even so, Iraqi refugee number settled in U.S. this time has surged, yet it is not equivalent to the pledges made by the U.S. Because of such a stringent immigration policy in the U.S., Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey have admitted a number of Iraqis, yet the figure of homeless Iraqis stands at 2 million still.
Via: MSNBC
