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UN report: Most Arab youth want to emigrate to Europe, U.S. (WORLD TRIBUNE.COM, July 21, 2002)

A United Nations report warns that a majority of older Arab young people want to leave their homelands in favor of the West.

The report by the United Nations Development Program said most Arab young men and women plan to leave their countries and emigrate. They said the favorite destinations are Europe and the United States, Middle East Newsline reported.

Only 13 percent of those wishing to emigrate sought to move to another Arab country, the report, entitled Arab Human Development Report 2002, said. The UN agency said this preference indicates how young Arabs regard their societies.

The report cited lack of education, freedom and job opportunities as the major reasons for emigration. The report said out of seven world regions, the Arab countries had the lowest level of freedom during the late 1990s.

"Remarkably, 51 percent of older youths expressed a desire to emigrate to other countries, clearly indicating their dissatisfaction with current conditions and future prospects in their home countries," the report said.

At the end of the day they just aren't much different than us, no matter what hate their elders spew. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 21, 2002 8:39 PM