MIAMI — Many Iraqi refugees are about to make Florida their new home. (middle east, illegal)

[JDubsMom]

Iraqis displaced by the U.S.-led war are among new groups of refugees who will increasingly be resettled in communities throughout Florida and the country, a United Nations official said Wednesday.

The U.N. has referred more than 42,000 Iraqis for resettlement in the United States. Of those, 15,000 have already arrived — many of them religious minorities or single mothers whose husbands were killed, said Larry Yungk, senior resettlement officer with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/article971499.ece


Wow, this will be interesting to say the least . . . .

[macmeal]

If those Iraqis ever settle in Florida en-masse, the resident Cuban Americans had better stop referring to the "Bay of Pigs" incident. (Pigs could come across as sounding offensive to the newcomers). How about the "Bay of Goats"?...or the "Bay of Sheep"?.....or just "That invasion thing that happened a long time ago in Cuba"?....ANYTHING but pigs....PLEASE !!!

[HoustonCynic]

They are refugees. How are they illegal?

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by macmeal

If those Iraqis ever settle in Florida en-masse, the resident Cuban Americans had better stop referring to the "Bay of Pigs" incident. (Pigs could come across as sounding offensive to the newcomers). How about the "Bay of Goats"?...or the "Bay of Sheep"?.....or just "That invasion thing that happened a long time ago in Cuba"?....ANYTHING but pigs....PLEASE !!!

Agreed. It's going to be a real interesting time in Florida. Popcorn anyone?

[ArizonaBear]

Originally Posted by HoustonCynic

They are refugees. How are they illegal?

Originally Posted by JDubsMom

Agreed. It's going to be a real interesting time in Florida. Popcorn anyone?

I catch JDub's drift:

The Iraqis and Cubans, etc. getting along with one another in S Florida.

Especially being that many Middle Easterners resemble stereotypical Hispanics so there may be potential conflicts due to mutual misunderstandings.

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by ArizonaBear

I catch JDub's drift:

The Iraqis and Cubans, etc. getting along with one another in S Florida.

Especially being that many Middle Easterners resemble stereotypical Hispanics so there may be potential conflicts due to mutual misunderstandings.

I bet the wet foot, dry foot policy won't be so appealing anymore. I also have a feeling that it's going to get really ugly.

[EnjoyTheSilence]

If it helps rid South Florida of some of the crap from Cuba, I'm all for it.

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by BCreass

If it helps rid South Florida of some of the crap from Cuba, I'm all for it.

I hear you. I remember when they instituted that policy and Fidel opened every cage in Cuba. Every single psychotic Cuban criminal from that era now resides US.

[Benicar]

Originally Posted by JDubsMom

I hear you. I remember when they instituted that policy and Fidel opened every cage in Cuba. Every single psychotic Cuban criminal from that era now resides US.

Yes; and OUR taxes have been supporting them.

[JDubsMom]

Originally Posted by Benicar

Yes; and OUR taxes have been supporting them.

For several decades now. . . . Scarface wasn't just a movie, it was art imitating life.