Danish Mehboob is a data journalist and graduate of Columbia Journalism School. His work has appeared in Khaleej Times, The Seattle Globalist, and The International Examiner, among others. He writes about social justice, immigration, politics and religion. Follow him @Danish_Mehboob_. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/danish-mehboob/rss en Economy Integration Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:00:52 +0000 Danish Mehboob https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/02/michigan-offers-warm-welcome-but-few-jobs-to-iraqi-refugees https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/08/02/michigan-offers-warm-welcome-but-few-jobs-to-iraqi-refugees Michigan, with its long Arab-American history, offers refugees fleeing war in Iraq a family away from home. Yet the financial crisis made it even harder to find work there, while the arrival of secondary migrants drawn to Michigan’s sense of community strains resources.