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Iraqi Expatriates Feel Tug Of Home Amid Uncertain Return
In the United States about 300000 people of Iraqi origin face a pull between staying and returning as Iraq stabilizes after conflicts. Ali Shaker of Woodbridge says he will miss America yet must assist his people, while Haider Thamir in Baltimore weighs returning for his daughter’s birthplace against adapting to life abroad. Jabbar al Roumi of Paterson, a Gulf War veteran with 17 relatives there, also reflects on the decision.
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