Information Concerning Arabs In The US

By Mary Wright


America is one country that contains people from various backgrounds. In fact, most of the cities and towns are mainly referred to as cosmopolitan. Travelling back in time, it was discovered that early settlers mainly came from Europe among many other nations. Slowly, they became accustomed to living with each other and that is quite evident in the present day. In this particular case, the main focus is on 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.

The Arab American population comprises of people who originate from 22 different countries. They are endowed with rich cultural practices, religious affiliations and unique political identities. In fact, they are widely distributed across major states within the country. It is not clear the exact size of the inhabitants that is believed to be diverse.

The most common perception is that they come from primitive backgrounds. Hence they cannot take part in activities related to building the economy. Hopefully, most renowned structural engineers, artists and lawyers belong to Arab American origin. They are able to meet deadlines and work just as hard as ordinary citizens.

The most common perception is that Arabs are native born. However, most of them comprising of about 82%, are US citizens who were born and stay in the US. They are distributed all over ten states of the country. In fact, they are linked to major countries such as Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Iraq.

What is more amazing is that Arabs living in the US have benefited from numerous education schemes. By the time they have reached puberty, most of them shall have attained their high school diplomas. In addition, they shall have Bachelors or Post graduate degree which makes up 45% of the total adults. Only 12% are found in kindergartens while the rest are considered either too young to attend school or have refused to go to school completely.

65% of Arab Americans make up the total of people within the labor force. They are specialized in key areas such as managerial, administrative, sales and other professional fields. Of the total population, only 12% work for the government while 85% work in the private sector. In addition, median income for Arab American is at $56,331. When doing a comparison for other household within the US average income should be at $51,369. This indicates that many of them are living below their means.

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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