CHAPTER 3

Sweden Home to More Iraqi Refugees than Other European Countries

1. Falin Kjalil went to Sweden because

She had been offered a job there

She had been accepted as a student in a Swedish university

She had family members there

Sweden was the only country that accepts Iraqi refugees

2. Sodertalje outside Stockholm is home to

5500 Iraqis

6500 Iraqis

10,000 Iraqis

25,000 Iraqis

3. An attraction of Sodertalje is

An abundance of good jobs

The presence of a Middle Eastern community dating to the 1960s

A warm climate, similar to what they knew in Iraq

Free housing for refugees

4. Of all the Iraqis who fled to Europe, Sweden has accepted

100 percent

75 percent

50 percent

25 percent

5. Sweden is considering legislation that would

Ban acceptance of any more refugees

Require refugees to live away from existing communities

Have jobs lined up before arrival

None of the above