Iraqi Family Settles Into New Life in Atlanta

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Iraqi Family Settles Into New Life in Atlanta

by Kathy Lohr

All Things Considered, December 24, 2007 · The State Department had expected to resettle thousands of Iraqi families to the U.S. this year, but the arrivals have been slow. More than 4 million people have fled their homes since the Iraq war began in 2003. Two million are displaced within Iraq. An additional two and half million ended up in Jordan, Syria, Turkey and neighboring countries.

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A single mom with three children, Mohammed worked with the U.S. Army in Iraq. After receiving threats, she fled with her family to Jordan. She applied to the United Nations, but it took four long years for the family to make it to the U.S.

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"I am very happy America, going here. My children (are) going (to) school. I am very happy. I am (able to) sleep. Thank you, America. I am going (to work in the) morning. Thank you, America. I am (able to) eat. Thank you, America. Every time, thank you, thank you, America," Mohammed says.

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Mohammed says she knows she's one of the lucky ones, one of just 10 Iraqi families who have been resettled in Atlanta this year. She still worries about her sister and brother in Iraq, and anther sister in Syria who has applied to come to the U.S.

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