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The Middle East, which nurtured some of the world's earliest civilizations, is today a region of diverse peoples and cultures. It is also a region beset by political, social, and religious conflicts-including devastating civil wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan. Thus many people have left their homelands in hopes of finding a safer life elsewhere. Middle Eastern immigrants have been arriving on North American shores since the late 1800s,...
4) Refugees
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A look at the long-term phenomenon of refugees throughout the world making their way to North America. Text-dependent questions and research projects are included at chapters' ends.
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Pushed out by the repressive system under communist dictator Fidel Castro, the Cuban exiles of recent decades have united to become an influential economic and political force. Since 1959, the United States has welcomed hundreds of thousands of Cuban immigrants. Leaders of the Cuban American community push the U.S. government to continue offering refuge to the migrants who need it. Text-dependent questions and research projects are included at chapters'...