Lateknight
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Say for whatever reason there is more Arab immergration to the U.S. What would be the effects of this socially and policaly?
Say for whatever reason there is more Arab immergration to the U.S. What would be the effects of this socially and policaly?
The Russians beat the Ottomans and take Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire collapses and dozens of states pop up in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, and Arabia. Fighting breaks out for every issue from water rights to who gets Mecca. A genocide starts against the Shia and a massive region wide civil war starts.
Then, Zionist leaders see their chance start immigrating to Palestine. This escalates the conflict. Persia gets involved and their are 100 jihads declared. Total chaos. Image worst case now but in 1850. The Middle East is completely destabilized. Finally the European Powers carve up the region into colonies.
The while time thousands flee to America. First are Kurds, Christians, Jews, and Shia and then Sunni. Europe won't take them so they settle in America, Canada, and Argentina.
What do y'all think?
Another way, after acquiring the Southwest recruiters start trying to drum up immigrants in the Mideast. Figuring a desert's a desert and they're the people who can make the best use of it.
That's wrong, but you might get a good number over before anyone realizes the important differences between Arabia and Arizona.
The Lebanese have been of sizable influence in New Mexico for 120 years: ranchers, farmers, businessmen, politicians etc.
Thing is, plenty of Arab Christians have/do pass as white.
More Arab Christians is always possible. But I have no idea how people thought of Muslims (Arab, Turkish or Persian) in 19th century America.
Now that's interesting. Do you have any resources that I can look at, though?