Sunday, 27 March 2016

Fact Findings On Arabs In The US

By Mary Wright


It is one of the countries comprising of various people who come from a number of native countries. They are widely distributed all over the country and occupy major cities and states. In fact, it is believed that Red Indians were the original settlers in the region. As time goes by, they have developed an understanding and have learned to stay with one another. The country comprises of descendants from Africa, Europe, Indians and 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.

Out of the total number of countries distributed all over the world, only 22 countries are considered to be Arabic speaking. It is evident that their political affiliations, religious backgrounds, education backgrounds as well as cultural practices define who they are. That is why it is impossible to tell the exact number of people belonging to the same origin. Even though they are Muslims by nature, a study has indicated that they are converting to Christianity and other denominations.

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.

Just like other competent Americans, they have not been left out when it comes to landing jobs. They are specialized in administrative, secretarial, managerial and other related fields. An average Arab American makes earnings of about $56,331. In fact, only 12% are civil servants while 85% work in the private sectors. The rest are single mothers who are jobless.

It is quite evident that these people will continue to make headlines owing to their enormous contribution towards American development. Nevertheless, their countries of origin continue to face war atrocities. Even so, they should not be linked to various terrorist attacks just because they are linked to these countries. This provides people with insight as to what this community entails.




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