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Information Concerning Arabs In The US

By Mary Wright


Apart from any countries, the US is the only country that contains people from diverse backgrounds. According to ancient history, they migrated into the country years back. Slowly, they engaged themselves in intermarriages to bring forth people who are at present. The country has set up policies to enable each one of them to go through ordinary life process. That is why there are a number of inhabitants from African American, Indian Americans, and Chinese Americans to Arabs in the US.

The number of Arab Americans is on the increase as they continue to give birth and obtain US citizenship. The US census bureau conducted a population analysis and concluded that by the year 2000, 1.8 million of them were made up of Arab Americans. They have concluded that the number is set to increase with time. Nevertheless, this figure is not accurate enough and this continues to draw a lot of controversies. In fact, the Arab American Institute believes in multiplication of numbers in the next decade.

The Arab American population comprises of people who originate from 22 different countries. They are endowed with rich cultural practices, religious affiliations and unique political identities. In fact, they are widely distributed across major states within the country. It is not clear the exact size of the inhabitants that is believed to be diverse.

Just like other native people, Arabs are very flexible in the way they handle their affairs. Most of them have relatively high IQs and have landed lucrative jobs. There are many engineers, doctors, pilots among others who are mainly of Arab origin. People believe that they have greatly contributed to the well being of the country.

Not all Arab American were born in their countries of origin. In fact, 82% are born and have acquired citizenship by naturalization. They are mainly affiliated to well known Arabic countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt.

In line with education, most Arab American adults have attained at least high school diploma. This translates to an average of 89%. Approximately 45% of adults are holders of Bachelors or Post graduate degree. Only 12% of the population is made up of students found in the kindergartens.

They are very hard working just like many other citizens. This is quite evident as they are specialized in ordinary fields such as secretarial, sales, managerial and administrative. Of the total population, only 85% work in the private sector while 12% are civil employees. The lowest earnings in income for an average Arab American is $56,331 which indicates that most of them are still living below poverty level.

Arab Americans keep making American history by participating in various national projects with an aim of contributing to the growth of the economy. They actively take part in educating themselves and applying for different jobs within the government and private sector. Even though many of their native countries are war torn, the citizens are very responsible and try as much as they can be on the right side of the law. This information becomes enlightening for people looking to have a better understanding of this community.




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