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Iraqi Refugees In Albuquerque

Khalid Rasheed at the Flying Star
Sarah Gustavus
Khalid Rasheed at the Flying Star

By Sarah Gustavus

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Albuquerque, NM – There's been an increase in recent years in refugees resettled from Iraq. Differences in language and culture are obvious, but Iraqi refugees are distinct in many other ways.

KUNM's Sarah Gustavus reports that many Iraqis are finding poverty in America a real shock.