# Iraqi Immigration to the US, Pre-war

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-immigration-to-the-us-pre-war/350095>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-immigration-to-the-us-pre-war/350095 "2006-03-27T15:52:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-immigration-to-the-us-pre-war/350095/1 "2006-03-27T15:52:15Z")

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In Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, how free were citizens of that country to immigrate to other countries?

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**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-immigration-to-the-us-pre-war/350095/2 "2006-03-28T15:54:51Z")

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One desperate bump.

There are Iraqis who have been in the US for some time now. Did they have to “escape”? Or were they able to leave normally? Anyone have any input?