The first Syrian family to be resettled to the U.S. under its speeded-up “surge operation” departed to the United States Wednesday from the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Ahmad al-Abboud, who is being resettled with his wife and five children, said that although he is thankful to Jordan — where he has lived for three years after fleeing Syria’s civil war — he is hopeful of finding a better life in the U.S.
“I’m happy. America is the country of freedom and democracy, there are jobs opportunities, there is good education, and we are looking forward to having a good life over there,” al-Abboud said.
The family, who are from the Syrian city of Homs, had been living in Mafraq, a town north of Amman. He was unable to find work in Jordan, and the family was surviving on food coupons.
Ahmad, who is 45 years old, said he had ambitious to find a job to support his family and to learn English.
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2 comments:
Why not bring Christian refugees here and send Muslims to the Arab nations so the will be with like-minded people? Oh, I forgot. Obama has turned us into a Muslim nation.
Coming here with their faked passports that ISIS stole from the collapsed government.
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