Detroit and its surrounding areas continue to be a destination for Iraqis. WSJ writer Sarmad Ali discusses what the interest is.
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When Iraqis talk of going to the U.S., Michigan often is the place
they want to see. Naturally, they are familiar with the cities of New
York and Chicago and the state of Texas. But to many Iraqis, Michigan
is an ideal destination. When I talk to them on the phone, they tell me
how gorgeous they hear Michigan is. Even its Arabic pronunciation in
Iraq, I think, has come to have a nicer cadence than names of other
states and cities.
Recently I made a trip to check it out for myself. Michigan is
definitely a nice place, but it was over-hyped back home. And in the
large Iraqi community around Detroit and Dearborn, I got a sense of
division along religious lines — Sunni and Shiite — just like back home
in Iraq now.
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