Iraqi Refugees Find US Life Not What They Expected

Arriving from a former life of privilege into a U.S. deep in the throes of recession, these Iraqis wonder if they made the right choice.

Her husband had disappeared in the war. Her request to settle in Jordan had been denied. Now an advisor from the International Organization for Migration was telling her no U.S. firm would recognize her law degree or her nearly two decades of experience. Full Story »

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